Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! After three weekends of writing, I finished a first draft of Cretaceous Queen on Sunday afternoon. :-) It totals 9,300 words currently, taking it beyond the realm of a short story to become a lean novelette. I’m happy with this,... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “Words are Magic, and Those That Weave Them Well are Wizards”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! "To read is to conjure thought and image from nothing. Words are magic, and those that weave them well are wizards." #1lineWed #writerslife "He thinks he's in control, but really he's just an unwieldy puppet with a... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “But Can You Break the Laws of Physics?”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! The child hugged her uncle as he surrendered to the changes saving him. Pulling away, she found a girl her own age in his clothes. #1lineWed Dunkle was chubby and Caucasian, Li a thick Chinese girl. The... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “Aren’t Wizards Supposed to Use Wands?”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! The brute slammed Clair into a wall, but she stubbornly clung on to his back and unleashed enough voltage to drop an elephant. #1lineWed Most picked weapons like swords, eyeing each other as opponents. Theresa chose a... Continue Reading →
Art-Tastic Tuesday: Moon Maidens, by Greg Broadmore
Click the picture below for full-size. On Art-Tastic Tuesdays I feature a selected piece of visual art that I have come across. These are pieces that have inspired my writing or beautifully frame some concept or another that I have already written or want to write about. I present them without commentary so they may... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “That’s the Edge of the Temporal Anomaly.”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! Dodging a bayonet, she thrust a knife into the redcoat behind it. He screamed as her loyal tyrannosaur spied the fray and charged. #1lineWed Melissa redlined the car as fast as it could go while Howard fed... Continue Reading →
Fifty Word Fantasy: Ruff Morning
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Mid-Week Muses: “They Say There’s No Sound in Empty Vacuum…”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! Jess hugged him. "I've kept your secret." Buddy kissed her, boarish tusks appearing. Her nose became a snout. "Our secret..." #2bitTues "I am a traitor. I am guilty of that." "You disobeyed an unjust order to save... Continue Reading →
Art-Tastic Tuesday: Steel Patriot, by Vladimir Manyukhin
Click the picture below for full-size. On Art-Tastic Tuesdays I feature a selected piece of visual art that I have come across. These are pieces that have inspired my writing or beautifully frame some concept or another that I have already written or want to write about. I present them without commentary so they may... Continue Reading →
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