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C is for Conflicted
So, something I’ve noticed amongst my fellow late 20-somethings: we’re all looking to move on to The Next Big Thing, whether that’s marriage or kiddies or a white picket fence. I think something happens to you after college; somehow Big Life Change becomes addictive. Once things start settling down, once you become comfortable [...]
Read More..>>Head wet with midnight dew
I’m sending my first official manuscript out into the world today. Not coincidently, I had a dream last night in which a man in a large bowler hat appeared at my door and told me that said manuscript was unoriginal. He thought the whole thing would be better if it came from the POV [...]
Read More..>>and so it goes
The end shouldn’t be the end at all. It should be the arrival.
One of the many things I learned at Clarion West that can be applied in equal measures to writing and life. Another – don’t begin a story with having someone wake up in the morning. Well, that doesn’t cross [...]
The Enemy
Listening. Always listening. Hearing our movements, our pulse, our secrets. Gnashing teeth do the physical damage, but their game is mental. Fluffy and wistful, they approach. Nose twittering, watching as we drop our defences, tearing down our pre-conceived notions of danger. Then, they strike.
Read More..>>blog redux: The Un-Popped Kernel
In front of me sits the latest publication of ‘Teach yourself Linux’. Frankly, it could just as easily be called “Teach yourself to grow a prostate” because I seriously doubt my ability to understand any operating system that doesn’t feature pretty boxes in preset positions to let me know where I’m storing my U2 [...]
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