Short Stories The Salt Worms: Part Three 15 Sep 202130 Dec 2021 "Black Cypher you are now at the appropriate depth," Major Hawlings had said into the microphone. There was a moment of silence, but no reply, so Hawlings repeated himself. "Black…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 19 10 Sep 202115 Apr 2022 I've reached the second act of this revision to The Storm. So far things have been a lot smoother than the first time I read through it, and honestly that's…
Short Stories The Salt Worms: Part Two 8 Sep 202130 Dec 2021 Nathan's head swiveled left and right as Doctor Hogue led him through the city. The houses were small shacks, made of the same concrete and zinc sheets that had been…
Short Stories The Salt Worms: Part One 1 Sep 202130 Dec 2021 New Denver was the largest city Nathan had seen in a long time. It wasn't just another occasionally-inhabited outpost, it was an actual, persistent community of seven hundred souls! New…
Lessons Keeping You In Suspense 8 Feb 202125 Dec 2021 The Fuse) Last summer was the first time my son appreciated holiday fireworks. Before then the suddenness and the loudness of them were just too overwhelming. During those earlier years…
Short Stories Boat of Three: Part Four 13 Aug 202014 Dec 2021 "What?!" Captain Molley shot out of his sleep and looked about wildly, trying to make sense of what was going on. His eyes settled on Bartholomew slumped in the bottom…
Lessons You Never Really Knew Me 3 Aug 202014 Dec 2021 Characters Exposed) Stories have the unique ability to show us things about their characters that we could never know about another person in real life. At their most intimate, they…
Lessons A Precarious Agreement 27 Jul 202014 Dec 2021 Enemies or Friends?) Early on in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner find themselves at odds aboard a stolen ship.…
Short Stories The Soldier’s Last Sleep: Part Five 20 Feb 202027 Nov 2021 Private Bradley passed the last hour in a dazed stupor. Though his veins still bulged with adrenaline, he could feel the exhaustion lurking beneath it. Though his eyes were open…
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