People Are Dumb, or how life inspires art
A couple years ago, a man I met through a writers’ group asked me if I’d care to write a couple songs for him. He was a musician and had two lyric-less songs that were in standby mode. Having heard some of my poetry, he asked if I’d like to take a stab at finishing…
The Spectrum of my Talents (and lack thereof)
My creative writing professor told us at the beginning of the semester that all we were going to do is write one story for the class to critique, and one story for him to critique. He randomly assigned us the week our first story was due, gave us the expected word count, and that was…
Story Time with Strangers
Guess I just have that kind of a face…
A New Thanksgiving
Trying to make the best out of another year of holidays without the people I’ve loved and lost.
Please. Leave Your Shoes On.
I’m keeping my shoes on or I’m going home.
When Excitement Gives Way to Misgivings
I wrote my longest short story ever and it was meh.
The Challenges of Writing Collaboratively
What’s it like to write a novel with 26 other people?
Rhymes and Wine
Come get in the holiday spirit with me December 13th. Or just get drunk. You do you, boo.
Observations on my Day of Silence
I failed my Day of Silence on purpose, but I still consider it a success.
Finding Humor in the Horror
When the universe gives you lemons, sometimes it also squeezes them over your papercut.
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