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.
Story Idea – Office Crowd
City, crowded office space, a photo by The Library of Virginia on Flickr.What if the structure of reality itself depended on keeping someone in their soul-crushing office job? What would it do to the person assigned to keep this office drone miserable? Via Flickr: Title: City, crowded office space Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date:… Continue reading Story Idea – Office Crowd
Welcome to the World of the Future
I cannot escape it. The time has come to once again set mile-markers in the ground and see how I do. And there is still one big item looming on my personal goals: Ivre - at this point, the novel is over 130,000 words and I'm still 14 or so scenes from completing it. At… Continue reading Welcome to the World of the Future
Long Climb to the New Year
Long Climb to the New Year It comes time for reflection on the past year, and looking forward to the new one. It also comes time to review my goals and see where I stand. For those who do not remember, my original goals from 2013. Reviewing all I had planned, and all I did,… Continue reading Long Climb to the New Year
Places in the Snow
Settling into a place. It always sounds like a passive item; but it's actually a geologic process. Slow and steady. After a bit, the jagged peaks smooth out into steady waves. Had my first steady wave today. Good bout of writing while seated at the small table in the kitchen. Outside the faceted bay window,… Continue reading Places in the Snow
Wheels Turn and We Travel
One week ago, I moved in with my lady. A cold, which turned my voice in to a croaking amalgamation of Tom Waits and a frog with a menthol habit, put a damper on the experience's nervous joy. But bit by bit, I'm starting to feel moved in and not just a long-term visitor. Books… Continue reading Wheels Turn and We Travel
Images from the Bleak House
This is not a reference to the Dickens book, but to Gulliermo Del Toro's second home/office. A sanctuary of the strange where he's collected his books, models, toys, posters and where he's created an imaginative workshop for himself, and his friends. I shared the documentary on his bleak house with my lady, as we watched… Continue reading Images from the Bleak House
Biomechanoid Blues 