Snippet: Detective

18 May 2017

I am close to retirement. But not close enough. I am tired, tired of seeing the filth of humanity, tired of finding bodies of children. We pu...

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What if the other kids don't like me?

16 May 2017

This week I will be traveling to SFWA's Nebula conference. My first big industry event, first time meeting a bunch of folks who are real authors. T...

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Cognitive Sediment

09 May 2017

Since last week, I've been fussing about with Dragon Naturally Speaking, trying to get that set up with a varying degree of success (which, as it t...

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April. Was. A. Beast.

02 May 2017

I find myself thoroughly incapable of writing this post today. Such big things. April really whupped me. And of course, if you follow me on Soci...

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Snippet: Have a Seat

27 Apr 2017

I am asked to have a seat. It's not for my benefit. The chairs are not fit for human bodies. They are there, boxy and uncomfortable, to cage me....

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Final Days of CampNaNoWriMo

25 Apr 2017

There are six days, including today, left of Camp NaNoWriMo, and according to my original goal of 115K words, I have just under 13K to go. My ac...

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Snippet: Gallery

20 Apr 2017

I am here to be transported to other worlds. I took the 8 AM into the city and walked dozens of blocks north along the construction-choked stree...

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Halfway through Camp NaNoWriMo

18 Apr 2017

So I haven't made a big deal about it, but I am participating in CampNaNoWriMo.org's April month of writing. I don't tend to stress too much about ...

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Snippet: The Goblet of Lost Chicago

13 Apr 2017

I am resistant to the destiny that the clan mothers spoke of. They coated my face in broad strokes of pink and blue, across the skin over my eye...

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Broad Sweeping Generalizations

11 Apr 2017

I keep thinking I've gotten past them, until I catch myself editing to fix one broad problem, rather than looking at a scene and editing based on t...

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