Category: freewriting
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Being a Media Trash Goblin Is a Full Time Job
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Now don’t let that last post give you any untoward ideas. Horror isn’t all I consume–just 90% of it. The remaining 10% is pretty diverse, but 50% of it is garbage. 70%… OK, 90%. 1. LOVE. Watching TRASH. And I’m not talking subjective trash what you can bluff your way out…
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A Quiet Companion
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I grew up an indoor kid. I may have said this before, but stick with me. I wasn’t allowed to join any after-school activities like teams or clubs; I wasn’t allowed to visit the few friends I’d made, despite that first hurdle (with the rare exception of playing warden to…
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Where the **** Have I Been?! (Plus a very delayed gift)
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Wait! Before you click away, I want to start off by saying I’m sorry. Let me explain. I mean this as sincerely as possible. Life has a way of life-ing and it’s taken me away from what I loved the most. This. Writing, creating worlds, and interacting with new people.…
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QSF’s 2020 Anthology (and More
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For two years running now I’ve entered, and been accepted into QSF’s annual flash fiction anthology. The goal was to write a story in 300 words or less. Last years’ theme was Migration and this year’s is Innovation. Since the new one’s available for preorder today (I think? I’m on…
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Hopping on the New Year’s Eve Bandwagon
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I know it’s cliche, but this year really did fly by. It feels like only weeks ago it was balmy and warm, and my birthday was right around the corner. Now, Served with a Twist is out, Christmas is over and another year is about to be in the books.…
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The Words Come Easy; It’s Everything Else That’s Hard
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I’ve always considered myself a decisive person. I set my mind to doing something and I get it done. That isn’t to say I’m immovable. I get those first words down with conviction, hammering out the story’s framework, laying down the tracks. But then I have to build the rest…