Rough Draft of book underway
I am not going to turn this into a serial. I changed my mind for two reasons, money and structure. I could paywall the entire thing, so any input I … Continue reading Rough Draft of book underway
Tag: writing
A Dead Bird
I was playing with my son at a neighborhood playground when I noticed the carcass of a small dead bird under a tree. It was nothing but a leathery and … Continue reading A Dead Bird
Sonnet for Claws
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A 3-Day Journey to Create a Mostly Trochaic Sonnet: “Ultraridiculously Quatorzian Corndog-Tainted Zanshin Lifestyle Choices”
This is a free write that results in the poem which closes this entry. This exercise is aimed at producing a sonnet. The process is explored explicitly. It became framed around … Continue reading A 3-Day Journey to Create a Mostly Trochaic Sonnet: “Ultraridiculously Quatorzian Corndog-Tainted Zanshin Lifestyle Choices”
To Discouraged Creative Writing Major Graduates: Filch Markets are Open
Dear Graduate Creative Writing Major, You are not alone: A Caul to Farms If you are struggling to find work as a writer, take heart. This letter is not for … Continue reading To Discouraged Creative Writing Major Graduates: Filch Markets are Open
Plans for 2019 – Get Weird
Free Now and Again Having no human feedback whatsoever any longer, I am free to drift for the next few days, as I have been doing. Come January 2, 2019, … Continue reading Plans for 2019 – Get Weird
Can anyone translate this book into English?
This is a book title: 島夷誌略 by Wang Dayuan https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daoyi_Zhil%C3%BCe Needs more than mechanical translation. Would possibly need reflection of oceanic or mariner culture. This is a composition that gives … Continue reading Can anyone translate this book into English?
Finding a Box of Lost Written Work
Here is a book of lists of books most favored by people who write books that are most favored by all. And by all I mean people living in Western … Continue reading Finding a Box of Lost Written Work
Complimentary Closings in Emails – What Is Your Favorite Way to End a Letter?
I feel weird about complimentary closings in letters. Unless for the purpose of cheap snark or acerbity, it seems unnecessary, to me at least, to use one at all – … Continue reading Complimentary Closings in Emails – What Is Your Favorite Way to End a Letter?
I Won a Contest With a Weirded-Out Written Submission – I Heart Chaos — Win This Shit: XCOM The Bureau (Completed)
I Heart Chaos — Win This Shit: XCOM The Bureau (Completed). I was all scoobied on Delsym cough medicine when I wrote it. I mixed paranormal goofiness and quantum gravity … Continue reading I Won a Contest With a Weirded-Out Written Submission – I Heart Chaos — Win This Shit: XCOM The Bureau (Completed)
My First Espresso
I remember my first espresso, the first time I had a real espresso. I was in Madrid walking through town, mid-afternoon, while much of the retail and common fare markets … Continue reading My First Espresso
The Lost Story Occurrences
I was putting the last sentence on a story about seeing a journal full of observations and stories being shredded in rush hour traffic in the rain. This was a … Continue reading The Lost Story Occurrences
Fifty State Banana 