The Dumbing Down of Love (720 Hours in a Relationship) Day One “Is this seat taken?” a voice from behind Gray asked. “No.” He didn’t look behind him. He had a terrible day and had resolved to spend the night in the bottom of the rocks glass in front of him. He hadn’t quite settled on which liquor would accompany him on … Continue reading The Dumbing Down of Love: Day One
“Barricade the door!” Ray yelled, slamming it shut behind him. “Give me your knife,” Alice said as a man and woman quickly moved a crate to the doorway. “Not now Alice,” Ray said, pushing her aside. Alice felt a small hand on her arm and looked down to see the small girl pulling at her. Alice assured her, “It’s going to be okay. Ray, I … Continue reading The Blood Moon
As a writer, I try keep my worlds separate: the make believe world of my novels and the reality of my real life. Sometimes, I am inspired by real world things and create make believe worlds out of that inspiration. Confusing? Yes. When I started Barfly, I was inspired by the song “Barfly” by Ray Lamontagne. I named the novel after that song. The lyrics … Continue reading Figments of the Imagination
Barfly is finished. 68,708 words and 23 chapters. It only took me 25 days (from November 21st to Jan 14th) to write from beginning to end. I’m sitting here amazed by that fact…25 days. Yes, I wanted it finished by the end of December, but life is not something you can always plan out and it threw me a major curve ball when it took … Continue reading Barfly
Last night as I sat down to write, the words were struggling to come out. I didn’t like the way the sounded together, apart, and so on. They didn’t move the story forward. They didn’t do anything. They just sat on the page mocking me. I studied my outline, read what I had written, and got nothing. Today, I realized why the last 15,000 words … Continue reading The Last 15,000
It started as a typical rainstorm. There was a slight breeze that carried the scent of the upcoming rain and the distant sound of thunder. What I didn’t expect was that mixed in with the rain were the cat and the dogs. It was literally raining cats and dogs and water. The animals fell out of the sky with angry thuds. They were dead by … Continue reading Animal Bags
Hear me out please Just for a moment That’s all I ask You say no one is thinking about me You’re wrong You accuse her of being selfish I think you’re wrong You say it’s murder I think she’s saving me from a society that has gone to hell …from a world full of hate and greed… …from a world of possible abuse… …from a … Continue reading A Fetus Speaks
My head is achingI’m full of frustrationFrustration from being confusedI feel that no one can understandI feel that no one caresI feel like screamingBut no voice is thereMy head is aching againA deep throb with in my brainAn explosion may result from the strainIt hurts to know that he doesn’t careAnd it hurts to know that he is not thereThen again it hurts when he … Continue reading A Deep Throb