Detective Jimmy Delaney first sleuthed onto the page in “In a Flash.” He surprised me again a year later by bringing me “Mixed Signals”, but it would be a lie to claim that I thought he was done with me after that. So another year passes, and he comes to me with a story about … Continue reading
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Writing Wednesday: Shorthand vs Longhand
Last week’s goals: I made my three blog postings as usual, and continued to be moderately active on other people’s blogs (It helps to do this throughout the week rather than at the end.) Still reading to Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings (it’s a long one – it would help if I wasn’t such … Continue reading
Fractured Fragment Friday: “The Voices” (and a coupon!)
After all the references I make to voices in my head, do you really wonder where this week’s featured story “The Voices” came from? Here’s the blurb: Billy Thompson knows the voices are real, even if they are just in his head. Or are they coming from somewhere else? And here’s this week’s excerpt: Billy … Continue reading
Fractured Fragment Friday: “There’s No Present Like the Time” (and a coupon!)
My Significant One, was joking one day that I should give her a gift, and I was letting her know that I was already giving her my time, and made a play on words with “There’s No Present Like the Time”, which seemed like a good title for a story, which grew from there. It … Continue reading
Writing Wednesday: Little Things Can Trip You Up
Last week’s goals: Made my three blog postings and my quota for comments on the blogs of others. I currently have four stories eligible for publication in traditional markets: “Rendering Memories” is a 3,000-word contest entry which is still waiting to win or lose “Schizo the Magnificent” is flash fiction, and waiting for a suitable … Continue reading
Fractured Fragment Friday: “Out of Place” (and a coupon!)
“Out of Place” started with an inside joke – the opening “Bunnies!” line is something I shout (but softly) every time I see one in our North Dallas neighborhood. We’re being overrun with all sorts of creatures – rabbits, raccoons, hawks, coyotes, buzzards, bobcats, etc.. I thought it would be fun to take the neighborhood … Continue reading
Writing Wednesday: Slow Going Is Still… Going
Last week’s goals: Made my three blog postings, and exceeded my quota for comments on the the blogs of others. Cats of War II has been released. My next scheduled release date would be January 17th, but I have so little in the way of short fiction available to publish I may not stick to … Continue reading
