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Your work is Influenced…

I was looking through Reader and found a very interesting article by Paul Jun. Apparently one cannot describe oneself in simple terms, or one runs the risk of being boxed in, mis-labeled, apathetic, single-minded, or just in a really bad place, a bad place one has put oneself without even trying. In other words, oneContinue reading “Your work is Influenced…”

This story is about another time…

…when wizards and horses walked the land. It’s a something that came to me in a dream, as many of my stories do. And if you’re looking for a happy ending, this ain’t it. It’s a long read, with a sort of twist, if you enjoy perspectives. I guess it’s a cautionary tale. Just cuzContinue reading “This story is about another time…”

Random Thought

My sister asked me if trees died. I answered yes, without a thought. In my mind all things that live must die. But I’ve never seen a dead tree. I don’t mean I’ve never seen a tree that died from being pushed over by a storm or had termites actively working against it. I’ve seenContinue reading “Random Thought”

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…”