Month: April 2012
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Unleashed: A curious bit of follow up.
I want to be upfront about something. The post, “It’s a Curious Bit of Culture,” from the inception of the idea, worried me. When I conceived the first sentence all the way up until when Laura, my wonderful wife and editor, read it. I knew that I was self-editing in the extreme. What’s wrong with
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It’s a curious bit of culture isn’t it?
You probably know someone who is an asshole. Pardon the expression, it may be brutal, but it’s necessary. We all know one. It is said that there is one in every group. I have even heard the addendum that if you don’t think so, you’re probably it. You’ve probably experienced this thought a time or
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Echoes of November (Originally Published July 2010 in “From the Well House”)
When the dark night falls ashen on the curtails of our dreams, It is with simplified understanding of the haste in which we live. What is this furious passion, quick and object-oriented, Where do we draw the line between the needs of self and obligation to give? In these sighing nights and the moments before
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The Evolution of a Story – Bernard’s Story
As you may have seen in my previous post, I laid out the framework for a story. This post is to show how a series of bullet points grows into story of it’s own accord. I attended Indy WordLab on Monday night and found myself inspired to go back and take another look at the
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Bernard and the Shadowy Figure
Below, you’ll find a very short story. I hope you enjoy! <<Conversation>> Shadowy Figure: Oh, I think you’re wrong Bernard. I think you underestimate them. Bernard: You can’t fault me for having faith. Shadowy Figure: Perhaps not. I truly hope that I’m wrong Bernard, for their sake. <<Setting Change>> The scene changes to a