I Graduated from High School. Now What?
I don’t know where my high school diploma is. I’ve spent the past ten minutes trying to remember if I actually got a physical diploma. I must have. I graduated from high school. I walked across the stage in that ridiculous square hat. People clapped when my name was read. It was very official. And […]
Why I’m Self-Publishing and Keeping My Book Digital-Only
For those of you who follow me on social media, you know I made a pretty big announcement recently. I’m pregnant! Just kidding. That’d be physically impossible on so many levels. Anyway… I’ve written a book. And it’s coming out very soon. April 29 to be exact. Look at the pretty cover I made for […]
Coffee Shop Writings #6: Cold Hot Coffee
(a long overdue entry from Preston – Timothy) Right click > Open in new tab. This is an action I know well. I scanned the top of my screen, reading the titles of all the browser tabs I had open. There were ten of them. Two for work, two for social media, four were from […]
Solus – 4: The Walrus
(Haven’t read any of Solus yet? First off, shame on you. Second, let’s start with Chapter 1) [Paul’s Log – Day 702] Fingernails are a very strange. They’re like small pieces of plastic extending from the tips of your hands. That’s a simile. Comparing my fingernails to plastic. Some would say it’s a metaphor. Up […]
Solus- 3: Birth-Day
(First time here? How about we start with Chapter 1) [Paul’s Log – Day 696] I finished the educational building today. School, I suppose, is what it will be called. Nova and Stellar have some items to finalize on the mechanical side of things. Running some wires. Testing out some computer equipment. But the building […]
Solus – 2: Rainbows
(Chapter 2 of my NaNoWriMo novel Solus. If you haven’t read part one, I’d suggest starting there.) [Paul’s Log: Day 694] Hello, it’s Paul again. Why do I keep beginning like that? I mean, who else would it be? It says Paul’s Log at the top. This is my computer in my room. Granted, there’s no […]
Solus – 1: My Name Is…
(Hello. Every year, there is this thing called National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) where writers from the across the world attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in just 30 days. For my second year of trying to do this, I’ve decided to share each chapter as it’s completed. In other words, anyone in the […]
Coffee Shop Writing #5: Falling Back into the Habit
The trees were greener last time I sat here. I watched as their leaves, now faded to red, brown and burnt orange, were pulled off one by one by small gusts of wind. Leaves are like the hair of trees, I thought to myself. And winter is their haircut. My writing brain was not operating at […]
Coffee Shop Writings #4: Little Things
(If this is your first time, start here.) Jerimus lightly touches the stab wound on his thigh and winces. He is bleeding out. An hour and a half in, and there were fifteen words on the screen before me. I had the day off. I had arrived to the coffee shop early. I’m going to write 20 […]
Coffee Shop Writings #3: A Beautifully Ordinary Moment
(As always, from the pages of Preston Carr – Timothy) Did you see that trailer? I’m not sure why I do that. I don’t try. It’s just…how I am? I wouldn’t say it’s being dishonest. Just trying to keep it together. Hey, I have plans actually, sorry. I know, I think I peed a […]