Lessons …And Then the Hero Stalls For Time 27 Jan 202027 Nov 2021 Talking to People) In my life I have spoken to people, and as such, I have listened to my fair share of life stories that dragged on and on with…
Short Stories The Soldier’s Last Sleep: Part One 23 Jan 202027 Nov 2021 Private Bradley was tired even before he got to the trenches. He had spent the two days previous running up and down the medical tents, assisting wherever possible. He had…
Lessons I Swear, the Fish Was This Big! 20 Jan 202023 Nov 2021 Well That's Overdramatic) Moby Dick is a lot of fun to read. The prose is grandiose, and the wordplay is incredibly imaginative. If I'm being honest, sometimes the text is…
Short Stories It’s Tough to Be a God: Part Five 16 Jan 202023 Nov 2021 "Ungrateful beasts!" Jeret snarled as he swung his arms, sending the little attackers buzzing for safety. "I'm sorry it's not a perfect world, but I gave you everything that I…
Lessons We Can Do This the Easy Way, Or the Hard Way 13 Jan 202023 Nov 2021 A Split Path) On Thursday I will be posting the final entry in my latest short story. After the previous post, I pointed out that this ending could go one…
Short Stories It’s Tough to Be a God: Part Four 9 Jan 202023 Nov 2021 Jeret was deeply intrigued by this development, and made himself a journal to track the creatures' progress. It soon became clear that while both the Firlings and Seclings could adapt,…
Lessons I Regret You 6 Jan 202023 Nov 2021 Karma) Oedipus is introduced at the outset of his story as a well-meaning king of Thebes. Not all is well in Thebes, though, the city has been cursed with a…
Short Stories It’s Tough to Be a God: Part Three 2 Jan 202023 Nov 2021 Jeret reached down and scooped the poor, lifeless creature up. "It--it sometimes plays dead," he said in fear, imagining it starting to stir, "but then it pops back up after…
Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 8 1 Jan 202023 Nov 2021 DECEMBER STATS Days Writing: 7 New Words: 1,964 New Chapters: 0.5 Total Word-count: 25,907 Total Chapters: 7.5 Well, I knew that in December I was going to be limited in…
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