A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! The candy slipped from her fingers, and into the tiger enclosure. "That was dumb of me!" She jumped the guardrail to get it back. #1lineWed The two rats searched the bed, and Mary soon found Joel's iPhone.... Continue Reading →
Art-Tastic Tuesday: Black Dragon Knight, by Dongjun Lu
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 →
Epic Music Monday: Richi Carter – Into The Abyss
I love epic music! For me it is a perfect combination of the classic orchestral scoring, chorales and electronica music that I have enjoyed for decades. This stuff inspires me, and is a great companion as I write away on an exiting piece of fiction. Therefore, on Mondays I share a new piece by various... Continue Reading →
Photo Finish Friday: San Juan Mountains, by Ryan Dyar
Click the picture below for full-size. On Photo Finish Fridays, I feature a selected piece of landscape photography that I have come across. I find that real-world photography can be just as inspirational to my imagination for crafting story settings as any piece of fantastic artwork that I might share on a Tuesday. I present... Continue Reading →
Fifty Word Fantasy: A Newfound Flame
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Throwback Thursday: J.R.R. Tolkien Reads from The Lord of the Rings (Circa 1953)
I just recently discovered this, and had no idea that such a treat for Tolkien fans existed! In 1952 Professor Tolkien encountered one of the first home-use tape recorders via a friend. In short order, it would seem that he fell in love with the device… using it to record readings of his work and... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: April 5th, 2017
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! I write this while it’s just a few degrees above freezing outside, pouring rain falling on melting snow. I like it. I’m happy to have it. I’m ready for the snow to leave and for spring, --or as we call... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “Humanity Lives in Our Flaws”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! The problems of others were only of tenuous concern to her... Mearly fragile mosaics of watercolor and gossamer that she ignored. #1lineWed "Now you pay for your pagan infidelities, witch!" Blood spread. "But I die free, inquisitor.... Continue Reading →
Art-Tastic Tuesday: Seminar Work, by Park Pyeongjun
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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