…because at that point in the story, the character is fragmented, and I want to convey that to the reader using the narrative. Instead of telling or showing, I want the reader to experience the story.
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Free Flash Fiction
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A Bit Of Flash Fiction “On The House”
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Why I Used To Write! Is My Gift Gone?
For when it comes to that burning passion which is to write – I have no choice, I have no free will.
Does anyone know the author’s voice better than the author?
…because at that point in the story, the character is fragmented, and I want to convey that to the reader using the narrative. Instead of telling or showing, I want the reader to experience the story.
“Illness” or “Injury”
I have developed a bit of a disdain for the overuse of the term “mental illness.” I truly believe it has become overused for what are normal…… Read more ““Illness” or “Injury””
Few Words – Intense Emotion
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Intense Emotion
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Just because someone doesn’t like your story…..
…..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 distraught that someone gave…… Read more “Just because someone doesn’t like your story…..”
Thank You Hemingway
Each time I am writing a story, I read the following, and strive to do all except numbers 3 & 6 This particular list comes from open…… Read more “Thank You Hemingway”
Flash Fiction – Few Words Yet So Much Said
©2017 All Rights reserved It is so close to the date, yet, your desire will not be denied. We make love, unbridled is our passion. To…… Read more “Flash Fiction – Few Words Yet So Much Said”
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 distraught that someone gave…… Read more “A bad review….”
Few Words — Intense Emotion
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I Miss The Person I Was
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.
I Miss…
I write to show the reality of life’s injurious lessons.
I write to spark conversation.
I write to open eyes.
Just because someone doesn’t like your story…..
…..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 distraught that someone gave…… Read more “Just because someone doesn’t like your story…..”
Why Is Creating A School Shooter Written In First Person?
Another question from my interview with Jim Riley was why I chose to write in first person. The answer is simple – so the reader can easily…… Read more “Why Is Creating A School Shooter Written In First Person?”
The Vanquished Vagabond
I spent much of my younger years as a vagabond, it is the life to which my very soul was drawn. While not looking. I found someone.…… Read more “The Vanquished Vagabond”
Few Words Express Such Intense Emotion
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The Vanquished Vagabond
I spent much of my younger years as a vagabond, it is the life to which my very soul was drawn. While not looking. I found someone.…… Read more “The Vanquished Vagabond”
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 distraught that someone gave…… Read more “A bad review….”
Flash Fiction –
A Father ©2017 All Rights reserved It is so close to the date, yet, your desire will not be denied. We make love, unbridled is our…… Read more “Flash Fiction –”
A Father – A Son
A Father ©2017 All Rights reserved It is so close to the date, yet, your desire will not be denied. We make love, unbridled is our passion.…… Read more “A Father – A Son”
I Will Never Know My Son
A Father ©2017 All Rights reserved It is so close to the date, yet, your desire will not be denied. We make love, unbridled is our passion.…… Read more “I Will Never Know My Son”
Why Bother Fixing My Health?
I am a shadow of who I was. Pushed past limits. Forced to endure. Exploited. Damaged. Not yet broken. Not moving forward. I simply mark time. What…… Read more “Why Bother Fixing My Health?”
Why Is Creating A School Shooter Written In First Person?
Another question from my interview with Jim Riley was why I chose to write in first person. The answer is simple – so the reader can easily…… Read more “Why Is Creating A School Shooter Written In First Person?”
Thank You Ernest Hemingway
Each time I am writing a story, I read the following, and strive to do all except numbers 3 & 6 (which I will discuss in an…… Read more “Thank You Ernest Hemingway”
Why write Creating a School Shooter?
We can’t escape the headlines of mass murders occurring in our schools and now our churches. The very place where children are sent to be educated. The…… Read more “Why write Creating a School Shooter?”
Twenty Years Without A Complete Sleep
I still remember the first night I didn’t sleep the night through. Of course, there were random nights before. How could there not be? Especially being at…… Read more “Twenty Years Without A Complete Sleep “
Omit To Improve Your Story?
Am I wrong in my presumption that by omitting parts of the story, they will understand the layered depth of the world I am creating? Or, is their perception limited only to what the words which appear on the page, or screen, tell them?
Are We All A Bit Damaged?
Cash can’t be saved. Retirement is nothing but a dream. I will most likely die on the job, or homeless, cryogenically preserved in some street’s gutter.
New Stories
Thank you for all of you who follow and read my blog. Lately I have been posting almost daily. I am now getting back into writing “The…… Read more “New Stories”
It Isn’t Always “Illness”
I have developed a bit of a disdain for the overuse of the term “mental illness.” I truly believe it has become overused for what are normal…… Read more “It Isn’t Always “Illness””
Why Write?!
For when it comes to that burning passion which is to write – I have no choice, I have no free will.
Who knows the author’s voice better than the author?
…because at that point in the story, the character is fragmented, and I want to convey that to the reader using the narrative. Instead of telling or showing, I want the reader to experience the story.
She Defines The Wild
At my desk, I work. From the task at hand, the aroma distracts. Perfume, sweet and subtle. My head follows my gaze. In front of me, you…… Read more “She Defines The Wild”
I Miss The Person I Was
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.
Hemingway – The Iceberg Theory
According to Jenna Blum in The Author at Work, “Hemingway said that only the tip of the iceberg showed in fiction—your reader will see only what is…… Read more “Hemingway – The Iceberg Theory”
Future Damaged and Broken Novellas
In 2019 I am expecting to release at least five more stories in The Damaged and Broken Collection — • “It Is Never Just A Slap,” which I am currently…… Read more “Future Damaged and Broken Novellas”
The Vanished Vagabond
I spent much of my younger years as a vagabond, it is the life to which my very soul was drawn. While not looking. I found someone.…… Read more “The Vanished Vagabond”
Future of The Damaged and Broken Collection
In 2019 I am expecting to release at least five more stories in The Damaged and Broken Collection — – “It Is Never Just A Slap,” which Iam currently…… Read more “Future of The Damaged and Broken Collection”
The Trap Of My Life
Unlike the youth of today, I know the fault is with the visual echo I see as I peer into the looking glass. There is no one else to blame, and I look for no one to set me free.
Love And The Wild – Lost or Found
Do you miss the passion we shared? Do you long for the romance of uninhibited desires? Do you think of the moments in which we lived lifetimes…… Read more “Love And The Wild – Lost or Found”
Why I Wrote – “Is Suicide Painless”
The characters I write are all, in one way or another, broken. I write about broken and damaged characters because in my experience, the damaged person is…… Read more “Why I Wrote – “Is Suicide Painless””
The Damaged And Broken Collection
The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and…… Read more “The Damaged And Broken Collection”
Of Love Lost?
Memories of that first birthday we were together occupied my sleep. The excitation of that evening. You opening your gifts. Trying on one in particular. The night…… Read more “Of Love Lost?”
Free Preview – “For God”
The most controversial story ever told…………….. https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01ILDGXSK&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_nuZGBbSW34R6V
Just because someone doesn’t like your story…..
…..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 distraught that someone gave…… Read more “Just because someone doesn’t like your story…..”
Short Story Scribe 