Squares
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“This love is only gonna break your heart”
Undesired, I feel that I am left free falling. Falling. Falling. Crashing. Tumbling. Thrashing against the rocks, tossed by the waves. Gnarled upon the stones. The salt washes away my sin. I started thinking more like Donovan – the character, not the friend. Meanwhile, I write the skeletons for “Squares” even though I’m unsure where Continue reading
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Reliving to recreate history
There are things I want to regret. Like not being more adventurous when I was a teenager. Or like losing my virginity on the floor of Carmike theater while my – at the time – best friend watched on. I say want to regret because I don’t regret those things. In fact, I really don’t Continue reading
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So Called Life
Things aren’t looking good at a certain baseball stadium with a certain manager and a certain plan to hire other workers and not rehiring the ones who busted their asses last year to ensure a job. We’ve been down this road before, with the stadium deciding to save money – Workforce ultimately pays for all Continue reading
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Joker hearts Jolyn
I started working out on plot outlines today to get the feel of how the story should progress. Each chapter will have its own plot that will stitch itself to the bigger picture. This isn’t the hard part for me. It’s like when I write my skeletons – short stories just focusing on the action, Continue reading
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“For all you lonely boys, I will be president”
In ecstasy, there is often a sense of heat — filled with immense love — that permeates the body. This warmth seems to emerge from the seat, flares in the belly, and rises upward, fanning out at the heart. As this fire moves through the body, it also moves through the awareness, consuming all thoughts Continue reading
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“porque ellos son de cielo, ellos son del aire”
I’ll never be the world’s greatest writer, but I’m allowed this task. I’ve been busy taking my notes – which I finished the bios and character descriptions on Saturday – and most of my attention is being used to see this through. I’m going to start working on plot and subplots this week. Hopefully, however, Continue reading
Chapin City Blues 