Category Archives: WRITING

Writers, artists, take in what others miss. The subtleties, the hints, the constancy of human nature, both the softness of the soul and the obvious and objectionable to the conscience. Then digest and regurgitate it into words, strokes of the … Continue reading →

It is understood that language changes with time. The easiest way to see this is when invention and technology produce something for which language has no words. Harder to make the transition in both understanding and common usage is connotation. … Continue reading →

Well, another year down and another 100 stories written–though they’re only a portion of the 365 I’m committed to write this year. The summer 100 Days Projects started in 2008 with Carianne Mack painting daily and a poem inspired by … Continue reading →

While I’m taking part in another summer’s 100 Days Project, I’ve really been writing a story a day since January 1st and have passed the halfway mark a few days ago. Everything that started here was transferred to the Talespinning … Continue reading →

With the amount of short story reading and writing I’ve done over the past couple years, I think I’ve detected some patterns in the new trends of what’s relative in contemporary writing. There are audiences of all types, we all … Continue reading →

Today marks the one hundred fiftieth story I’ve written as part of my commitment to write daily since January 1st of this year. It also coincides with Day 10 of the 100 Day Project for this summer of 2011. I’ll … Continue reading →

This morning I finally finished up the story to submit for non-fiction. It was one I had written as part of my last year’s participation in a fiction project. In the final editing for this submission, I tweaked language, fleshed … Continue reading →

About a month ago I was asked to submit a non-fiction piece by a great editor who kindly had published my work in the first issue of his magazine last year. I don’t write a lot of non-fiction. On the … Continue reading →

Was so humbled and yet prouder than ever this morning when I noticed on Facebook that the long list notables was published for the 2010 storySouth Million Writers award and I was plopped in there among some of the most … Continue reading →

(This post originally appeared in January, 2011 at Nothing to Flawnt in my gastarbeiter appearance on that weblog, with thanks to Marcus Speh.) Yes, thank you, yes, yes! The writer’s dream come true. Gra­ciously accept­ing con­grat­u­la­tory com­ments from his peers on … Continue reading →