Author: Short Story Scribe
Weekly Progress Update Is Also One Year Progress
It is hard to believe that is has been one year since I started back on this journey to re-capture my fitness and wellness and health so…… Read more “Weekly Progress Update Is Also One Year Progress”
Ready to give up? NOT YET!
The first half was recorded in January of 2020, just over a year ago, I was ready to completely give up, give up on myself, and give…… Read more “Ready to give up? NOT YET!”
Vanishing Carb Cloud
My current diet, the diet I had been following faithfully for nearly a decade, is a diet which is as close to nature as possible and, while…… Read more “Vanishing Carb Cloud”
Weird fitness observation.
It is possible to be completely exhausted and drained, and yet, still have an abundance of energy.
Why?
Because, it is not for a lack of will-power, willingness, strength or effort. It is because they are overwhelmed, the damage becomes too much and they have…… Read more “Why?”
Free Preview
Suicide occurs every day. In one way or another, it has touched us all. Sometimes, it is done suddenly and unexpectedly. Sometimes, suddenly and expectedly. Sometimes, it…… Read more “Free Preview”
Excerpt – Creating A School Shooter
The teacher calls roll. As she speaks each name, she has us move to newly assigned seats. Angelo’s last name begins with an “A” mine with an “M”…… Read more “Excerpt – Creating A School Shooter”
Effortless It is Not
“Losing weight and getting in shape aren’t all that difficult. However, that doesn’t mean either endeavor is effortless.” Earlier on today, I wrote the above quote on…… Read more “Effortless It is Not”
A Forbidden Tango
A sultry story, dripping with sub-textual metaphors on domination, control and resentment. ©2020 All rights reserved. **Please be advised before buying, this work is a bit of…… Read more “A Forbidden Tango”
My Writing = My Art
Next to laundry, the one constant in life, in the literary world at least, is many folks acting as soul crushing, communistic, ignorantly blind editors. If I…… Read more “My Writing = My Art”
It sucks to be treated like trash at work and at home. There is no refuge, not even in a now empty bottle of wine.
depressed and full of self-pity & self-loathing… finished off a bottle of wine this afternoon… so as to have a better tomorrow… going to bed early tonight…
When Writing; Don’t Tell Emotions – Make Emotions
Perhaps one of the most brilliant insights from Ernest Hemingway concerns the process of making an emotion. Using this technique allows us as writers to evolve from…… Read more “When Writing; Don’t Tell Emotions – Make Emotions”
Weekly Progress Update {Written}
On a positive note, with today’s “official” weigh-in, the scale reads 193.4lbs. My starting weight, back on February 26, 2020 was 375lbs, and I am down 4.4lbs…… Read more “Weekly Progress Update {Written}”
A Personal Best
I just had my personal best five{5} mile run of 1 hour 11 minutes. Not setting any land speed record, but considering a mere fifty one {51} weeks ago…… Read more “A Personal Best”
A Lenten Sacrifice
I am not a very religious person, however my parents were. In honor of them, I refrain from meat on Ash Wednesday and Fridays during lent. I…… Read more “A Lenten Sacrifice”
Is Carbohydrate Addiction A Slow Suicide?
From Medline: “Addiction means that a person has a strong urge to use the substance and cannot stop, even if they want to. Tolerance to a substance…… Read more “Is Carbohydrate Addiction A Slow Suicide?”
Trapped; Forever
The trap of my life is a cage made from bars strung together by my bad decisions. Each piece of metal, each layer of lattice and each…… Read more “Trapped; Forever”
Trapped Still
Some are trapped in a physical sense — some by addiction. Perhaps worse for some — entangled by their own mind. Some are limited by age or…… Read more “Trapped Still”
Trapped
Trapped by walls without end Within cages with no doors Secured by locks with no keys A soul, devastated and crushed Caught in an eternal void Escape…… Read more “Trapped”
The Thunderbolt — “Comfort Of Despair” Excerpt
A friend of mine knows I recently lost my job and am urgently looking for work. Dave offers me a position with his small video production company.…… Read more “The Thunderbolt — “Comfort Of Despair” Excerpt”
I Wish I Could Go Back In The Navy; or Maybe The Coast Guard
I want to again matter
Adversity — Set back or Opportunity?
After all I have been through, life continues to throw at me some heavy-duty, rib-breaking, Rocky Balboa type body blows. I am aware that compared to many,…… Read more “Adversity — Set back or Opportunity?”
The Certainty of Death Is Inspiration To Live
“…in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin “ …all living things have to die. … We all…… Read more “The Certainty of Death Is Inspiration To Live”
A Wasted Life – Defined By Failure
As a boy, everything I began I quit. As a man, once commenced, I never ceased. Often, to my detriment, I battled to no longer be called “quitter” The result…… Read more “A Wasted Life – Defined By Failure”
Weekly Progress Update {Written}
On a positive note, with today’s “official” weigh-in, the scale reading is 197.8lbs. My starting weight, back on February 26, 2020 was 375lbs, and while I am…… Read more “Weekly Progress Update {Written}”
The Written Word Is Our Art
Next to laundry, the one constant in life, in the literary world at least, is many folks acting as soul crushing, communistic, ignorantly blind editors. If I…… Read more “The Written Word Is Our Art”
Beyond Burnout
I haven’t slept the night through in such a long time. Between COVID, winter and something else, I am near the brink, so close that nightmares and…… Read more “Beyond Burnout”
Storyteller Is An Artist
“… the alteration of a word can throw an entire story out of key.” Ernest Hemingway I have had people criticize my work for breaking conventional rules of…… Read more “Storyteller Is An Artist”
A Bad Review?
Receiving a bad review doesn’t mean you didn’t tell a good story! On the author pages I belong to on social media, I see comments from authors…… Read more “A Bad Review?”
5.0 out of 5 stars A clever inversion of a well-known story
Don’t wait another moment. Get your copy today! ———- Jupiter Grant 5.0 out of 5 stars A clever inversion of a well-known story Reviewed in the United…… Read more “5.0 out of 5 stars A clever inversion of a well-known story”
Who Is She?
The world is being led to damnation by man. It is he who does evil. It is he who does harm. It is his methods that lead…… Read more “Who Is She?”
A Two Mile Run
Today’s two-mile run was dominated by a vivid visage of stepping upon a white sand beach, along a vast blue ocean, lined by swaying green palms as…… Read more “A Two Mile Run”
Damaged? Yes, But Not Yet Ready To Be Broken
I am not yet ready to be broken, because there is a chance for the damaged to have redemption.
An Example Of “One True Sentence”
The wintery white death continues to fall from the sky, suffocating all life as it forms a barren blanket upon the earth.
What Motivated Me To Write Of Damaged And Broken People
The fact of the matter is that life can suck. For so many there is no joy, there is no elation, there is no happiness. The treadmill to nowhere keeps moving and there is no choice but to keep pace until the effort causes the body to become frail, the mind to falter, and the soul to flail.
Boxing With Writer’s Block?
To get started, write one true sentence. Hemingway had a simple trick for overcoming writer’s block. In a memorable passage in A Moveable Feast, he writes: Sometimes when…… Read more “Boxing With Writer’s Block?”
Please Purchase Yours Today
Don’t wait another moment. Get your copy today! ———- Jupiter Grant 5.0 out of 5 stars A clever inversion of a well-known story Reviewed in the United…… Read more “Please Purchase Yours Today”
Introduction to Obesity Undone; The COVID 19 Edition
Back in February of 2020, I decided it was time to get back in shape. I hopped up on my scale and the reading was higher than…… Read more “Introduction to Obesity Undone; The COVID 19 Edition”
The Big Game
Not sure how much of the Super Bowl I’m going to watch, but as an old man whose life has been a total failure — — I…… Read more “The Big Game”
Weekly Progress Update {Written}
On a positive note, with today’s “official” weigh-in, the scale reading is 205lbs. My starting weight, back on February 26, 2020 was 375lbs, and while I am…… Read more “Weekly Progress Update {Written}”
Anxiety – Night Terrors
For those of you following my weight loss journey, you know I have been going through some stuff, including an exacerbation of PTSD last year, for which…… Read more “Anxiety – Night Terrors”
An Unexpected Day Off…
…became a productive writing day. 4,200 words later and the additions for Obesity Undone, The COVID-19 Edition are complete. I just have to weave them into the…… Read more “An Unexpected Day Off…”
