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Improving Technique

Revising The Storm- Week 45

15 Apr 202222 Apr 2022

Today I'm looking to finish the first major segment of the middle act. This segment has been quite a bit longer than I'd anticipated. If the second and third are…

The Late Letter: Part Three

6 Apr 202213 Apr 2022

"So why not go back to the slums?" Freida's best friend Adelaide asked her the next morning. "Find another man. Someone who doesn't think he has to go to the…

The Warped Reflection

4 Apr 202211 Apr 2022

A Longing Heart) My latest short story is centered on a young woman, Freida, who has just broken up with her lover, Lukas. Freida returns home to try and forget…

The Late Letter: Part Two

30 Mar 20226 Apr 2022

Freida did not linger at the old apartment, though. The very next day she turned in her key and caught the first train back to her home in Bavaria. Her…

The Long Walk to Alquoran: Part Six

26 Jan 20222 Feb 2022

Tammath did not immediately answer. He pressed his fists into his knees and stared intently at the cobbled stones. It seemed that King Taq'ii's question was impossible to answer. Who…

The Long Walk to Alquoran: Part Five

19 Jan 202226 Jan 2022

"We were presided over by the village elder," the memories were coming to Tammath more readily now. "His name was Father Crei and he was very old, indeed. Half the…

Improving Technique

Revising The Storm- Week 24

15 Oct 202114 Dec 2021

I've been sharing my work on this story with a writer's group and getting some feedback from them. They've helped me to see the need for more variety in my…

Covalent: Part Twelve

21 Jul 202131 Dec 2021

"Please no!" Aylme moaned, but as she looked up to where the sling scraped over the bough she could see that the fibers of fabric were peeling apart more and…

The Toymaker: Part Seven

12 Dec 201920 Nov 2021

"So it's you," a quiet voice sighed from a corner. It was dark inside, with the only light spilling to the floor from a broken window on the right. The…