1:30 AM Inspirational Message
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That’s the good news. The bad news is we still suck.
São Paulo is guaranteed in the first division for another season. Read More »
I made big strides over the last few days. The story is getting clearer for me. It’s still a lot to shove into 50000 words but I’ll fix that in the revision.
Ropee’s Story – Progress Report – Day 15 (early morning) Read More »
All’s well so far. Will need significant revision but story is working.
Ropee’s Story – Part 1 – Progress Report Day 13. Read More »
I’ve fallen a little behind but the story has me in its thrall. Not worried. We’re getting there.
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When it comes. George R. R. Martin gets a lot of crap for not writing his 400,000-word novels quickly enough. If you read his blog, he is incredibly blasé about people bitching. I wanted to share this post by John Scalzi (Old Man’s War, The Android Dream, etc) that addresses author productivity. https://whatever.scalzi.com/2011/07/17/a-small-observation-regarding-words-and-releases/ Neil Gaiman said it
So when is the next grrm book coming? Read More »
Quantum Physics & My Dog Bob: stories by Pat RushinMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Quantum Physics & My Dog Bob by Pat Rushin consists of 2 novelettes, 6 short stories, and 2 pieces of flash fiction. Throughout the collection, beyond-the-pale characters are challenged by the day-to-day struggle of being human. What they learn is
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Quantum Physics & My Dog Bob: stories by Pat RushinMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Quantum Physics & My Dog Bob by Pat Rushin consists of 2 novelettes, 6 short stories, and 2 pieces of flash fiction. Throughout the collection, beyond-the-pale characters are challenged by the day-to-day struggle of being human. What they learn is
A Fun Collection of Thought Provoking Stories. Read More »
The Obsidian Heart by Mark T. BarnesMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Mark Barnes does incredible world building. It’s extraordinary and many-layered, which can almost stun the reader with its complexity, at least that is how I feel reading the stories. On the other hand, there is no denying how many details he keeps in
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FADE IN INT. CLUB – NIGHT It’s a rave Halloween party at a club. In the pit, people dance in a dazzling light show. Lithe DESTINY, dressed as a psychedelic vampire, has captured the band’s attention. They play to her as she to them, thrusting her hips, gyrating, flailing, all in perfect rhythm. She mesmerizes.
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Out in front of the band, art in motion, she dances, her rhythmic whirling mesmerizing me. The light plays off her serpentine curves, and I realize I’m no longer watching the Halloween show I paid $40 to see, but her, Felicity, once my son’s girlfriend, dumped for being too slutty.I’ve been in fap rotation for
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Ah, success so saccharine! Here I shake in the corner sand off the sides of my hourglass, remembering those grains spent carrying leaky buckets for gold while hungry mariachis dodge pelted fruit. Lying on a park bench, eyes clenched afraid of the spotlight, afraid it misses me, here on this bold tarmac where I’ve tossed
Here is Irma, a Category-Five hurricane barreling towards the Lesser Antilles, projected to arrive off the coast of Florida in three days: Irma is a horrible storm. It will no doubt cause horrible damage, and, for now, it’s coming first to us. America and Florida, in particular, has a lot of reasons to deserve
Irma, please don’t destroy Florida. Instead, take the Holy Land Experience. Read More »