Snippet: Sinking
18 Jun 2016
I am trying to decide whether or not to accept my death. The dinghy is taking on water. At dawn the ship on which I sailed had done the same. Mu...
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Snippet: Escape
17 Jun 2016
I am small. The forest outside holds a collective breath. Their entertainment, their status update. My life. I never see it. Smell it. Thick ...
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Snippet: Creaking House
16 Jun 2016
I am not alone, though I should be. The colonial house is dark, as I made it on my way to bed. Every room, I know, is lit only by the light refl...
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Snippet: Mess Hall
18 Mar 2016
"I am supposed to tell you this is a just and fair decision," says the captain. She looks ill at ease. The hand that raises her pewter cup to he...
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Snippet: A Tunnel
16 Mar 2016
I am walking toward the darkness at the end of the long tunnel. The dry floor is illustrated with swirls of dirt where the last storms' run off tra...
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Writing Muscles
15 Mar 2016
I've been working on a new draft of my current MS under the guidance and encouragement of my editor. I haven't wanted to spend a lot of time bloggi...
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The Fear of Letting Go
15 Feb 2016
Starting over. I ought to be frustrated. To be fair, I am frustrated. I've been working on one manuscript for thirteen years, and I'm startin...
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Writer Dysphoria
22 Jan 2016
2016 will be the year I move to another level with my writing. I've already developed, during 2015, far stronger writing habits than I've ever had...
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On Life and Art
15 Jan 2016
Damn. January. Am I right? I was crushed by the news of David Bowie's death. I never saw him in concert, certainly never happened to meet him. B...
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