Almost 45

Over the past week, Facebook has given me a number of reminders about when I moved into the "Chicken House" in February 2017. I posted about the first visitors I had, the first mail I received, and the housewarming gifts that friends gave me. No, I didn't buy the house, but I was embarking on … Continue reading Almost 45 →

I Am A Writer

I did not publish anything in 2023. And that's to be expected because I only submitted a handful of times. And that's to be expected because I barely did any writing. And now we're one month into 2024 and I still haven't done any writing. Except blogging. But that counts. That counts a lot. In … Continue reading I Am A Writer →

The Hitchhiker

I have an odd relationship with this piece. Like most of my stories, I wrote this years ago, had it workshopped once, then let it sit. I tried revising it a year ago but didn't get really far. Then I signed up for a short story workshop and knew this was the piece to work … Continue reading The Hitchhiker →

Sticky Singles

This publication marks a major milestone in my creative writing - it's the first acceptance I'm being paid for! It's a token payment, and they pay via PayPal, so there's no check to frame and hang on my wall, but I'll still take it. Another first for this one is that it was professionally edited … Continue reading Sticky Singles →

Keeping This Brief

While a story of 100 words might seem easier to write than one of 1,000 words or 10,000 words, if you’ve ever tried, you’ll realize it’s not so. To communicate everything crucial about your character’s background, personality, current circumstances, and emotional state in so few words, and to add a compelling plot around it all … Continue reading Keeping This Brief →

Burnout and Bad Habits

I started off 2021 really well with respect to my creative writing goals. I took two short story workshops and a novel revision workshop, and I made a ton of progress for the first seven months. Especially when I was living in Northern California, there was something about the place I was staying in or … Continue reading Burnout and Bad Habits →

In the City of Good Airs

During North American winter, Buenos Aires is two hours ahead of New York time. (It's only one hour ahead the rest of the year because Argentina doesn't observe daylight savings) Except for this eight-week blip, I'm living in New York time from the end of September '21-mid-June '22, so I decided to work 10:30am - … Continue reading In the City of Good Airs →