Quite the Life (and all in Times New Roman 10pt!)
Everybody has an end of day ceremony. Or should. Ours is cappuccinos with a little something sweet (besides kisses and cuddles). We also play a two-handed solitaire called “Russian Bank.” No idea why it’s called “Russian Bank,” only that such is the name we were told and we’ve used ever since. We play a unique … Continue reading “Sydney, Maeve, Blanche, and End-of-Day Cappuccinos”
Another flash piece (~430 words). Steam is my first attempt at the Steampunk genre and, being honest, I’m not sure it’s Steampunk so much as it’s Josephpunk. The initial inspiration came pre-covid. I participated in a mostly steampunk con. I walked the hall meeting authors, asking questions, looking through their books, and wondering, “WTF is … Continue reading “Steam”
My first rumination can be found at Ruminations Part I – “Your eyes are completely healed” My second at Ruminations Part 2 – Numbers lead to informed decisions Rumination Part 3-1 is Ruminations Part 3 – Sensitivity Readers, Part 1 Rumination Part 3-2 is Ruminations Part 3 – Sensitivity Readers, Part 2 Now, once you … Continue reading “Ruminations Part 3 – Sensitivity Readers, Part 3 – I Take a “Writing the Other” class”
I wrote about using one-line story summaries to craft craft better stories in Using One-Line Summaries to Write Better Stories. The next question is “How does the story come together on the page?” Note: we’re continuing with the work we did in Using One-Line Summaries to Write Better Stories. Give the reader a reason to … Continue reading “Flashback as Story Frame”
Search is loosely based on a real incident. The incident remains, the story is greatly different. Enjoy. And remember, it’s still a work in progress. These chapters are rough drafts. I’ve completed twenty chapters so far and it seems I’ll complete the novel this time. We’ll see. Read Search Chapter 4 Search Chapter 5 … Continue reading “Search Chapter 5 – Monday, 7 January 1974”