Let’s keep it simple. Should you finish what you start? Yes. If you’re braining yourself on a wall, should you continue? No. Let’s say you’re me and you’re trying to stay on top of this whole writing thing while about a bazillion other things are going on. Dayjob, domicile maintenance, restocking pantries, getting fresh booze.… Continue reading Write What You Want
Flash Fiction Challenge: Three Random Photos
Courtesy Ye Olde Terribleminds Prompte He’d first caught a glimpse of her true form after two years in the lock-up. They couldn’t fool him. Words like ‘hospital’ and ‘mental ward’ were kindly terms for ‘prison’. He was a prisoner. He couldn’t remember why they kept him here, feeding him chunks of dog food in sewage… Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge: Three Random Photos
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Bunraku
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/bunraku.mp3] Bunraku is a preposterous title for a film, and also slightly pretentious. It refers not to a character or a location, but rather a type of Japanese shadow play, a theatrical production using puppets that tells broad stories based on archetype and fable. It’d be like naming Flash Gordon “Raygun Gothic Adventure with Queen.”… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Bunraku
After the Blackout: Now What?
I am not a pundit. I don’t get a lot of hits here. I’m not a celebrity or a pro gamer or even all that well-known. I’m just a guy who loves the Internet. I know that the society can get pretty disparate and broken at times, with dark little corners full of all kinds… Continue reading After the Blackout: Now What?
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Words of the Dovahkiin, I: Throat of the World
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and apologize in advance for what may turn out to be only passable fan fiction as I write down stuff that goes through my head as I play this game. 9th Evening Star, 201 4E Standing here looking down upon Skyrim I… Continue reading Words of the Dovahkiin, I: Throat of the World
Flash Fiction: Three Sentences for Bear71
At the behest of this post, in support of this project, I offer the following from the perspective of a deer: This is one of those mornings, when foraging and looking for some breakfast, that the antlers feel particularly heavy. It’s going to be cold this year, colder than it has been before, and my… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Three Sentences for Bear71
2012's First Braindump
In lieu of IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! this week, postponed due to the dayjob workload, I give you the start of that thing I’ve been inspired to write thanks to Chuck Wendig as I mentioned Tuesday. I honestly don’t know if anything will actually come of this, but rather than post some pithy filler I… Continue reading 2012's First Braindump
Recipe: The Captain's Nail
I’ve been getting my ass kicked lately. There’s been a ton of work to do at the dayjob over the holiday which still hasn’t quite let up yet. A writing project deadline looms and rewrites or new stories demand my attention. I usually get home at night with just enough energy to slip on my… Continue reading Recipe: The Captain's Nail
Drilling Fundamentals
You hear this sort of thing all the time in regular sports. “We have to work on our fundamentals.” For the most part, this refers to striking, catching or otherwise working with a ball. Things like overarching strategy and specific on-field composition will matter, sure, but they matter a lot less if you’re not getting… Continue reading Drilling Fundamentals
