Short Stories Revenger of Blood 8 Nov 201812 Nov 2021 In ancient Jewish society there existed a unique law to deal with the accidental killing of another. The man that was guilty of the manslaughter was permitted to flee to…
Lessons Secret Messages 5 Nov 201812 Nov 2021 One of my favorite things in stories is when the dialogue is multilayered. As I said in my post last Thursday, this sort of dialogue always comes with an obvious…
Short Stories The Basketball in the Water 1 Nov 201812 Nov 2021 Fidgety Frank. Denise always came up with nicknames to help her remember new patients, and alliteration was one of her favorite methods. Of course, "fidgety" would be a fitting description…
Lessons Balancing Fantasy and Authenticity 29 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 Humans are funny things. We're just as capable of finding meaning in a wild flight of fancy as in a calm, lifelike drama. We can learn rudimentary life lessons from…
Short Stories In Stars and Stones 25 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 The first thing that the astronomers of the Mauna Key Observatory made clear to the public was that our solar system is in constant movement through the galaxy. Some of…
Lessons Doing the Hard, Hard Work 22 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 Do you ever have that experience where you sit down at your table and churn out thousands of words of pure gold that require no polishing whatsoever? Yeah, me either. I suppose there are…
Short Stories The Wolf in the Room 18 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 Doctor Barlow nodded to the attendant standing by the control panel for the "green" room. He stepped up to the metal door's reinforced glass window and peered in at his…
Lessons Critique Up 15 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 So here we are at the start of a new series. Each time I finish a session of stories I am well aware of all the shortcomings in my work,…
Short Stories Revelate 11 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 I The wall’s entire surface was covered by a nest of cables and wires, some as thick as a thumb, others as thin as a strand of hair. Each of…
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