Category: Writing
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The Sweetest Thing
I may or may not have spent the morning figuring out the interactions of 6 fictional races, each with 2 factions, each faction seeking a target, defending against a threat, and exploiting an opportunity. That’s 36 societal interactions to map, and by George, every second of working on it was the sweetest thing. (This, by…
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Writing on the Metro again
I love the Metro. Love it. For real. I have a small notebook, and today I got 20 minutes of uninterrupted time to scribble away at a piece of fiction I’m currently calling The Beautiful. And the hum and bustle and focused time was invaluable.
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From a short story on Jonah
Allow me to get a little Dostoevsky on you for a minute: The men, Jonah saw, were trapped too … unthinking, unable to understand, or ask, “Why do we kill each other? Why do we steal women from their villages? Why do we hate? Why do we not love? Why do we not use our…
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Here’s the newest way I’m driving myself crazy
I’m trying to train myself not to use the following words: Just (as in “only,” not “fair”) So (as in “so much,” not, “so I said…”) Very Awesome My technique is simple. Pretend that they’re foul swear words that will get me slapped across the face by shocked and horrified pedestrians. Mothers will warn their…
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My “Giant Story” published in Quail Bell Magazine
A short story I wrote was just published by Quail Bell Magazine. Take a look, leave a comment, and buy yourself an ice cream cone. (That last one might seem optional, but it’s not.)