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Yay! A new one! Excited yet?

This is a story about where we’re going. I know, everyone’s got one of those, but this was is about a situation that vexes me. I feel that the older crowd will understand this more than the younger crowd, because they’ve been raised to accept it, like it’s a part of life now. Now IContinue reading “Yay! A new one! Excited yet?”

Where’s the new post?

I know, I know, I’m supposed to do new posts every other day. I got caught up on a new story. And when I say caught up, I mean agonizing, struggling, rewriting, editing, more agonizing, pulling my hair out, whatever I have to do to get it right. You’d think I was writing a novel.Continue reading “Where’s the new post?”

A while ago…

…I was asked to write a quick story, that had to begin and end with the same sentence. Also, there had to be a little twist in it, something that starts all well and good, but gradually got darker. After the rules were laid out all I could say was “Huh?” So after my initialContinue reading “A while ago…”

messy

I’ve been directed to use writing prompts to help direct my writing., just one word prompts to help get my creative juices flowing. There’s this list of them, so I’m thinking, why not? The first word on the list is “messy”. What?! What am I supposed to write about that? I thought about it forContinue reading “messy”

Interesting stuff

I recently read an article about gentrification that had me thinking deeply. I used to live in Brooklyn, NY, and the gentrification was kind of painful. If it was just the neighborhood being upgraded that would be one thing, But it’s more like it’s being replaced. One of the things I found most painful isContinue reading “Interesting stuff”

You know how you like zombies?

C’mon, who doesn’t like zombies. That whole end-of-the-world thing. Makes you shiver every time, especially when you read those stories about a Florida man eating peoples faces. Oh, you missed that one? Look it up, it’s kinda creepy. Anyway, my tale has a happy ending. Not like Zombieland (great movie by the way. The secondContinue reading “You know how you like zombies?”

So there I was…

…minding my own business, when a girl came up to me and asked for my autograph. I looked at her and asked “Who, me?” “Yeah”, she said. “You’re Maxi Priest, right?” I had a moment of clarity, right there, wondering if I should assume the role or be honest. There were two paths laid outContinue reading “So there I was…”

So……

…I started this to improve my writing, then I run dry. What the hell? I’m actually working on a tale right now, but then things started happening, I went from here to there, different projects came up, and now I go back to it and….nothing. Maybe I should go back to sleep. I get myContinue reading “So……”

So I’m trying something new…

There’s a story in me, but it isn’t fleshed out yet. A problem I had was in describing a house. But not any house. So in doing some research I found a house that looked right, took a picture of it, and wrote about it. You could call this an excerpt to a future story.Continue reading “So I’m trying something new…”

A wise man once said…

…”The only way to be a writer is to write.” So I’m sitting in front of my laptop aaannnnnddd….I got nuttin’. This is the most I’ve written today. I’ve got something in mind, but it’s not coherent yet. Oh, wait, I just got it. Gotta go. PEACE!!!