Category Archives: writing

On Tap: Hitching a Ride

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

This is what’s playing now at V’s Place. A note: at the end of the month I won’t be posting on this page anymore. I would love to have you come with me over to the new site, so please … Continue reading →

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On Rejection

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

What is currently playing over at V’s Place, my new online home: “I discovered that rejections are not altogether a bad thing. They teach a writer to rely on his own judgment and to say in his heart of hearts, … Continue reading →

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You are hereby invited…

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

I felt hollowed out. I wondered if there was any me left inside or if I was exactly like those thin, chocolate bunnies that looked so good on the outside, but just fall apart in my hand. –Excerpt from The … Continue reading →

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Balderdash

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

I wrote something on here last night and deleted it in the morning. A few of you read it and we can discuss it if you want. I don’t mind, I was just ranting. Does anyone else feel that life … Continue reading →

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The Not-So-Secret Society

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

“Shoes!” someone said. “Death,” said another. “Ha ha!” said a third. “Are you in?” Stephen gave it a name. Heidi gave it a face. I’m giving it a good going over because I don’t write short stories 10,000 words long. … Continue reading →

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Facebook is insane!

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

There, I said it. Now, I am not going to go around screaming from the port bow to abandon ship, I’m just going to tell you what I did and why I did it. I don’t know the first thing … Continue reading →

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The blue-white light district

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

“The first draft of anything is shit.” Ernest Hemingway I shouldn’t be here. It’s 6:30 in the morning and I have a cup of coffee and the last piece of sweet potato pie and I shouldn’t be here. I should … Continue reading →

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Throw Me Thursday: When it’s raining frogs

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

We need to learn to be kinder to ourselves. We need to listen to what our bodies tell us, if we’re tired, over taxing ourselves, we know, but in this here world we often don’t listen. We need to do … Continue reading →

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The Road

Posted on September 12, 2011 by
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Dead. Line.

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

I’m working on a project. That is to say, I would be working on a project if I would just sit down and start writing it instead of fiddling out all the details during the regular parts of life-life, know … Continue reading →

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