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October 19, 2016December 29, 2017On the Topic of Writing, Top Posts

Do What You Love, Part I

A dear friend and truly amazing woman once gave me advice I still hold close to my heart every day: “Do what you love, and the money will follow.”

October 12, 2016November 8, 2017Poetry

Angels Cry

when their wings are broken as do butterflies before they die. Moon drives her brother down down down as ink washes over the blood….

September 28, 2016November 8, 2017On the Topic of Writing, Top Posts

Four Faces

The Japanese say you have three faces. The first face, you show to the world. The second face, you show to your close friends, and your family.

September 10, 2016November 8, 2017Flash Fiction & Short Stories

Redemption

He shouldn’t have moved. If he hadn’t have moved, he wouldn’t have died. I told him not to move. I’ve never fired a gun before.

August 16, 2016November 8, 2017On the Topic of Writing

Finding Your Voice

Voice. It’s a simple concept. Execution? Not always quite as easy. An author’s voice is unique. Even if you’ve never read beyond the first page….

August 2, 2016November 17, 2020Flash Fiction & Short Stories

Needles (Sandcastle 3.09)

My cramped fingers finally lose their hold on the porous rock. My heart hurdles into my throat. I gasp, arms pin-wheeling, flailing….

July 26, 2016November 8, 2017Poetry

Halfway There (Sandcastle 3.07)

Halfway there. The stars upside down above the shore, also screaming in silence. Such need. Rowing, rowing, still halfway there.

July 19, 2016November 8, 2017On the Topic of Writing, Top Posts

Why I Write Fantasy

I’ve come to understand that writing fantasy genre fiction is my mind’s way of dreaming while awake, allowing me to observe the problems….

July 13, 2016February 16, 2022On the Topic of Writing, Poetry, Top Posts

Welcome To the Masquerade

We all wear masks, or so I’ve been told. Intricacies fashioned of silver and gold. Painted smiles white and red will hide our troubles, our sadness, our dread.

June 30, 2016November 17, 2020Flash Fiction & Short Stories

Please Be Okay (Sandcastle 3.04)

Each boom outside makes the dishes in the china cabinet tremble. A car alarm down the street starts shrieking in rhythmic bursts….

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