I had to write this out before it completely vanished. As I was dozing on the Metro this morning, I thought back to the Satan House - an abandoned house back in the early 90's just off of MacArthur boulevard near Glen Echo, MD. Art students took it upon themselves to decorate the place with… Continue reading Dreams in the Satan House – Short Story Idea
And This Happened
It's official and validated, in all senses. Admittedly, my overall goal was fairly low, but the fact was able to crank out 1000 words every hour-long writing session showed me I can reach a competitive word count. I'm not sure if the real beast in November will be quite as gracious, but it's smaller cousin… Continue reading And This Happened
Cracking the Frost
First, a note: I need to start collecting photos of old typewriters. It's getting more and more difficult to find proper images to fit this blog. And, while I adore the aesthetic of my grandfather's typewriter, variety is demanded. This April's Camp NaNoWriMo was instructive. Not only did I meet my goal, which was admittedly… Continue reading Cracking the Frost
Cycles & Sunrises
Ivre, draft one, is done. In the end, the beast clocked in at 153K words and has taken up about two years of my creative energies. I think I would have completed it much, much faster if I had taken the time to outline the book from the start. But, I will say the time… Continue reading Cycles & Sunrises
Available Dark
I've heard the most dangerous kind of skier is a mid-level skier. The beginners are slow and tentative. They don't know what they're doing, so they're cautious. Experts are experts. They can rush through slopes with little effort. Bumps and turns which would panic beginners are easy to navigate for the expert. Ah, but the… Continue reading Available Dark
Deprecation & Satire
Image taken from page 7 of 'The Speaker's Eye, a satire. By F. R', a photo by The British Library on Flickr.This may be the last of my image posts to WordPress via the automatic sharing. Apparently it's being deprecated, along with LIveJournal. Thus, things change and die off, leaving me to rig up HTML… Continue reading Deprecation & Satire
Metaphysical Graffiti
StMarysMonastary-23, a photo by Urdith on Flickr.Inspiration for a future project.
Joining the Insect Army
What is the insect army? Learn more here. I know it doesn't mean much coming from a barely published writer. But I know when the ranks are counted which side I want to be on.“The problem is that the ‘vocal minority’ of insects who make up the new generation of writers don’t scramble for the… Continue reading Joining the Insect Army
Story Note and…
First, the story note: Story idea from a dream: Under a resort in the Balkans, on the Dalmatian coast, there is a cavern of crystal. The resort owners know it. So does the secret police. They all work for the thing which lives inside the cave. They do its bidding because it keeps business going.… Continue reading Story Note and…
Short Story Note: Mustache & Portrait
Kenyon Cox, a photo by Smithsonian Institution on Flickr.A young woman/urban explorer breaks into a ruined antebellum mansion from her youth to confront a painting of a dark man with a wire-bristle mustache which terrified her as a child.
Biomechanoid Blues 