Tag: WritingCommunity
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Spotlight: When Hope Burned White
I enjoy it when other writers talk about their writing process, and I wanted to take a minute to geek out about two of my favorite stories from my most recent collection, “When Hope Burned White.” #1. That Time I Met A God This was the 2nd story I wrote for this collection, and it…
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Epilogue: When Hope Burned White
When I started writing this collection, my only goal was to write a short story every week of last summer. I did not have a theme or idea in mind, though I did have a specific focus for my inspirations. I ended up with a dozen stories, one of which I published separately as a…
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10. The Last Song
Sailing will be fun, they said. You have unlimited freedom, they said. And unless you get drunk and fall off the yardarm, you probably won’t die, they said. And now here we are at the edge of the world, watching as the waters drag our ship closer to the waterfall that leads to the depths…
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9. That Time I Met A God
So this one time my friend Robert invited me to tag along with his frat out to the beach. I was like, ‘sure, why not,’ you know, because I was trying to get out more. Ever since I’d broken up with Brook, I’d been kind of a shut-in. I knew that it was getting to…
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8. The Clock Ticks On
Jordan squirmed at his desk, the ergonomic office chair no longer doing its job since his ass had reshaped it in its own image. They really should replace these, he thought and glanced at the clock: thirty minutes until the work week ended. He surreptitiously glanced around and pulled up his social media. He didn’t…
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7. Enlightenment
After I lost my son and house in the divorce, I decided to travel. I needed some time alone, and I hoped to find a new muse. That was what I told everyone because saying that I was trying to find something I didn’t hate about myself didn’t sound as good. I drove to all…
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6. Blue Moon
Travis didn’t want to be at this work party. He was only here because of her. He’d left his career and moved across the country for her, but this wasn’t what he had imagined. He hated the people that fawned over her and the roses she curled into her hair to compliment her skin-flaunting dresses.…
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5. Once Upon a Renaissance Fair
Once upon a time, a history teacher and collector of tapestries and cat bumper stickers named Gerald decided to attend a renaissance festival. He dressed as a squire: a weathered green padded leather jerkin, riding pants, welding gloves, heavy boots, and a single spaulder – as it turned out to be immensely more difficult to…
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4. Chameleon
The interview had gone well, so why was he left with such an empty feeling in his stomach? He shielded his eyes from the bright heat as he stepped outside and walked to his car. He’d dressed business casual, with a burgundy button-down T that accented his olive skin tones and dark eyes. Since it…
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3. One Way Trip
He missed the sound of her violin the most, he decided as he trudged across the hill’s ridgeline. He paused to readjust his backpack and listen to the wind, which was the only sound that could be heard out here other than his breathing and the occasional bird. It was beautiful, he regretfully admitted: the…
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