Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
The prompt this week was monster as symbols. I went with one of my favorites, of course: the werewolf. Honesty, I’m not sure why I love them so much. I think it has to do with this idea of a monster inside but I also like the more modern notions that when the person shifts
The Texas State Fair is almost over but of course we had to visit and try a ridiculous amount of fair food (check out the short video below). We had a ton of fun trying new things and looking at the exhibits, seriously those artisans that enter quilts, handmade clothes, and other art are ridiculously
I really should do a post about all my favorite local bookstores but while I round up that list I did want to tell you about a new bookstore in Dallas: Blush Bookstore. No, this isn’t sponsored but I did stand outside for half an hour in the October heat for their grand opening weekend.
The prompt this week was to write a short horror story. I don’t typically write horror so this was definitely a challenge but I am not unhappy with the way this turned out. This short story has been workshopped a bit and cleaned up – unlike most of my writing group pieces. Happy start to
At the start of the football season I had the opportunity to join Keltin on the sidelines for the Tarleton versus Baylor game. Yes, unfortunately Tarleton did loose this game. That being said, the photos came out pretty awesome. I shot these on our Pentax K1000 using black and white Kodak 3200ISO film, shot at
While I do some additional editing and wait for some reader feedback on my manuscript I thought I’d bring my current readers some additional reviews. So I have read a lot of books this year and I have read a lot by the same authors so I thought I’d do some author reviews. Here is
The theme for this week at writing group was cycles. I wrote about how celestial bodies were all interconnected. This poem was meant to be about constellations initially but it grew. I might actually workshop it a bit to clean it up and include some additional cycles like moon phases and potentially include additional constellations.
The prompt for this week was urban fantasy, with a twist. We had to write about someone in a seemingly regular profession and I selected chef. Urban Fantasy: is a subgenre of fantasy, placing supernatural elements in an approximation of a contemporary urban setting. The combination provides the writer with a platform for classic fantasy tropes, quixotic plot-elements, and unusual characters—without
Here is a little bit of a sneak-peek from our trip to Orcas Island earlier this summer. I will post more as I have time. Despite the time it takes to get there I would 100% go back in a heartbeat. Orcas is one of the San Juan Island. To get there: fly into Seattle,
Sorry for the temporary hiatus, I’ve been editing. If anyone has tips on how to find a literary agent or knows one, please feel free to send them my way. I have also been reading a lot and it has been a while since I have done a series review. The Maple Hills series is
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