It is your birthday. I give you a gift, one that admittedly is more for me than you. A pair of thong underwear. You are fifty-four years…… Read more “For Your Birthday: A Weekend of Wild Play”
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A Weekend of Wild Play
It is your birthday. I give you a gift, one that admittedly is more for me than you. A pair of thong underwear. You are fifty years…… Read more “A Weekend of Wild Play”
Story Length – The Power of The Short Story
“It isn’t about the number of words the author writes It is about the story the author tells with the number of words written…. ” Joe Leonardi…… Read more “Story Length – The Power of The Short Story”
Short Story Scribe Writes A Novel
Take a tour of Key West, Florida and follow the Old Man as he passes on his accumulated knowledge of being alive for more than 200 years.…… Read more “Short Story Scribe Writes A Novel”
Why Write Short Stories?
I write short, and novelette length, stories because I am heavily influenced by both Poe and Hemingway. I like to tell a concise story, one that can…… Read more “Why Write Short Stories?”
Harley Quinn and Dr. Harleen Quinzel Finds Their Savior
A Little Fan Fiction Dr. Harleen Quinzel’s view: What have I been doing all this time? Why am I imprisoned? Why am I kissing that freak The…… Read more “Harley Quinn and Dr. Harleen Quinzel Finds Their Savior”
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.
Hemingway – Nobel Acceptance Speech
Ernest Hemingway’s economy of words style applied not only to his writing. His Nobel acceptance speech is a little over three hundred and thirty words. What an incredible…… Read more “Hemingway – Nobel Acceptance Speech”
Ernest Hemingway and The Theory Of Omission
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 “Ernest Hemingway and The Theory Of Omission”
Free Flash Fiction
© 2017 A Father by Scono Sciuto All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form…… Read more “Free Flash Fiction”
Harley Quinn Finds Her Savior
A Little Fan Fiction Dr. Harleen Quinzel’s view: What have I been doing all this time? Why am I imprisoned? Why am I kissing that freak The…… Read more “Harley Quinn Finds Her Savior”
Tortured & Tormented Excerpt
Four My mom wakes me. It is the first day of first grade. I still remember how excited I was about the first day of kindergarten. Today,…… Read more “Tortured & Tormented Excerpt”
A Bit Of Flash Fiction “On The House”
© 2017 A Father by Scono Sciuto All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form…… Read more “A Bit Of Flash Fiction “On The House””
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.
Edgar Allan Poe
I tend to agree with Edgar Allan Poe who believed that all works should be short. “There is”, he writes, “a distinct limit… to all works of literary…… Read more “Edgar Allan Poe”
A Little Fan Fiction – Harley Quinn Finds Her Savior
Dr. Harleen Quinzel’s view: What have I been doing all this time? Why am I imprisoned? Why am I kissing that freak The Joker? I look at…… Read more “A Little Fan Fiction – Harley Quinn Finds Her Savior”
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
© 2017 A Father by Scono Sciuto All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form…… Read more “Few Words – Intense Emotion”
Intense Emotion
© 2017 A Father by Scono Sciuto All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form…… Read more “Intense Emotion”
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…..”
FANFICTION – Harley Quinn Meets The True Savior
Dr. Harleen Quinzel’s view: What have I been doing all this time? Why am I imprisoned? Why am I kissing that freak The Joker? I look at…… Read more “FANFICTION – Harley Quinn Meets The True Savior”
Hemingway’s Nobel Acceptance Speech
Ernest Hemingway’s economy of words style applied not only to his writing. His Nobel acceptance speech is a little over three hundred and thirty words. What an incredible…… Read more “Hemingway’s Nobel Acceptance Speech”
Conflict and Chaos
Chaos – a noun: complete disorder and confusion. Conflict – a verb: be incompatible or at variance; clash Two words. One a noun, the other used as…… Read more “Conflict and Chaos”
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”
Hemingway’s Best Advice – “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 I was starting a new story and…… Read more “Hemingway’s Best Advice – “Write One True Sentence””
Ernest Hemingway’s Theory Of Omission – 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 “Ernest Hemingway’s Theory Of Omission – The Iceberg Theory”
Writing New Novel
I tend to agree with Edgar Allan Poe who believed that all works should be short. “There is”, he writes, “a distinct limit… to all works of literary…… Read more “Writing New Novel”
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”
Facebook Groups’ Authoritarian Fiefdoms
Yes, one of our very own, a fellow author becomes a totalitarian dictator laying down commandments — commandments cut in stone by their fiery finger whose very ability to express is a freedom held so dear.
My Own Take On Hemingway’s “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 I was starting a new story and…… Read more ” My Own Take On Hemingway’s “Write One True Sentence””
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
© 2017 A Father by Scono Sciuto All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form…… Read more “Few Words — Intense Emotion”
Reflect On The Past To Move To The Future
As I travel life’s road, I realize, the path I view in the windshield is considerably shorter than the path I glimpse in the rear-view mirror. And…… Read more “Reflect On The Past To Move To The Future”
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.
Why I wrote – “War Springs Eternal”
I recently heard Martha Raddatz state, that in the United States, only 1% of the population serve in the military. To my brothers and sisters in arms,…… Read more “Why I wrote – “War Springs Eternal””
Lustful Play With Perfection
ADULT CONTENT …… Read more “Lustful Play With Perfection”
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…..”
A Life Lived Too Long
I had always believed living such a great life in my youth was a blessing. Now that I am older and realize my life will never be…… Read more “A Life Lived Too Long”
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?”
Why Short Stories?
I write short, and novelette length, stories because I am heavily influenced by both Poe and Hemingway. I like to tell a concise story, one that can…… Read more “Why Short Stories?”
Story Length
It isn’t about the number of words the author writes — It is about the story the author tells with the number of words written
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
© 2017 A Father by Scono Sciuto All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form…… Read more “Few Words Express Such Intense Emotion”
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”
My Take On, “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 I was starting a new story and…… Read more ” My Take On, “Write One True Sentence””
School Shootings! Bullying! PTSD! Suicide!
The Damaged and Broken Collection are novella concerning real life suffering and mental injury. These stories are important now, more than ever. Available on Amazon. Please get…… Read more “School Shootings! Bullying! PTSD! Suicide!”
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….”
How Long Should My Story Be?
“It isn’t about the number of words the author writes It is about the story the author tells with the number of words written…. ” Joe Leonardi…… Read more “How Long Should My Story Be?”
Short Story Scribe 