Thirty Years Later
~Your dreams were not stupid.
~Everyone is as equally confused about life as you are.
~You don’t have to be mean to be successful.
~Your ability to love is stronger than any awkwardness.
The Song of the Red and Blue Grass
It’s been a long time since I thought about that day, so long all I can recall is the light. So bright it still burns. Kyran says I’m too nostalgic. He says it would be better if I used the light to grow. His voice comes like a […]
A Brand New Sun
The treadmill at a number 2 incline is nothing compared to the prairie that somehow became Mount Kilimanjaro outside my front door. The shock was so severe the first fifteen minutes involved contemplation of giving up running and making nice with the winter weight that came with that gray sun.
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
And this is the motivation I am using today to get to those revisions….
Revising-Insert Sad Face Here
Revising. Insert sad face here. The only thing I can say about revising is ouch! There is nothing like thinking you are brilliant to go back and reread that brilliance and discover that your diamond was a piece of coal. It is usable, but not as shiny as […]
Featured Fiction Writing Prompts 2015 #8
To keep myself honest I’ll post my story by St. Patrick’s Day.
Listen to Your Parents
And so I disregarded the warning on the package and stopped without consulting my physician. Clearly the insanity plea would work. Insanity does not preclude one from experiencing the first law of physics: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.