Jet lag is a small price to pay for a creative jolt
There’s something uniquely wonderful about spending a week surrounded by people who “get” a) being queer and b) being a writer without my having to explain myself.
‘Nathan’s Monday Flash Fiction Draw, drawn by me!
...yes, I know it’s already Wednesday. I’ll blame jet lag as I’ve just gotten back from a writing retreat and book festival in Nottingham, England for Bold Strokes Books. In a word, wonderful. In another word, exhausted. More on that later. Be that as it may, the last day I was there, my friend ‘Nathan …
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Don’t measure success using someone else’s yardstick
Four years is not such a long time when you think about it. On the other hand, in such a short time a lot can happen. Leaders change, geniuses die, Kate Bush stubbornly does not come out with a new album. Did you know that in the last four years you've traveled 3.76 billion kilometers …
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Friday Flash Fiction: The Seacoast
This week's Friday Flash Fics photo prompt reminded me of Philip and Joel from Detours: Nice, yeah? It made me wonder what happened after Joel moved to England so he and Philip could be together. Let's find out, shall we? The Seacoast Philip wakes up alone, again. The third time in a week. The first …
A Breakthrough Over Lunch
I had lunch recently with a friend of mine, Karen. In addition to mutual appreciation of many things (wine is high up on the list), we also have a deep and abiding love of pasta, grilled cheese sandwiches of infinite variety, and pizza. So, as we caught up over a plate of spaghetti and a …
Friday Flash Fiction: How to Get Off This Rock
Most of the Friday Flash Fiction photo prompts have been—how should I put this—a bit naughty. Now, I like a cute guy as much as the next person does, so I'm not complaining. This one, on the other hand: Oh, this is right up my alley. How to Get Off This Rock Daniel came to …
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My Goal for 2018: Focus
For the past couple years, I’ve tried to come up with one word or phrase that could capture my focus for the coming year. In 2016, it was “completion.” I wanted to complete the draft of the novel I was working on. And I did that, although in 2017 I ended up setting it aside …
Friday Flash Fiction: The Librarian
Once upon a time, I belonged to a Facebook group called Friday Flash Fics. Every week, we were given a photo as a writing prompt, with our flash fiction responses (500 words or less) to the photo posted every Friday. I'm no longer on Facebook, but the flash fic group was one of the few …
January Flash Fiction Draw: The Artist
So, flash fiction seems to be something I'm getting into. In addition to the Friday Flash Fiction courtesy of the Facebook group I belong to, my friend ’Nathan is also doing a monthly flash fiction draw challenge. The parameters are determined by a random selection of playing cards. Check out this post on his website …
Friday Flash Fiction: Watch How I Soar
Happy New Year! I hope everyone survived 2017 relatively unscathed. Me, I think my mantra for 2018 might take a page from Selina Kyle: "Four... five... still alive!" But anyway. It's Friday, and that means a flash fiction piece. As mentioned previously, I’m in a Facebook group called Friday Flash Fics. We’re given a photo as a …