Over the last six months, I’ve been dealing with the worst writer’s block I’ve ever experienced. At times it’s gotten so bad that I’ve considered quitting writing all together. I’ve thought that maybe the universe was trying to tell me something, that it was time to give up on old dreams and find some newContinue reading “10 Tricks to Try – Writer’s Block”
Category Archives: Creative Writing
Getting Back in the Game with Scribophile
Did you think I was gone for good? Never. Some exciting things have been going on in my life since the last time I posted on this site: I moved to a new state (Oregon) Started a new job Got married Won my first writing contest Got a puppy Got paid for my writing forContinue reading “Getting Back in the Game with Scribophile”
The Lady
There are already hundreds of stories, legends, and anecdotes out there about how, sometimes, getting what you want can be the worst thing to ever happen to you. This is not one of those. Getting what you want, what you wished for, can cause its complications. If you’re not a well-balanced person, it can messContinue reading “The Lady”
Moon
My family volunteered for the moon depopulation program when I was nine. The newspapers compared it to Westward Expansion and a war crime all at once. We were refugees at the same time that we were pioneers. To me it was just another move. You get used to that sort of thing quick as aContinue reading “Moon”
Lost/Found
They tell me I lost my mind. Somewhere between the moons of Argos and Hotep, buried away in the freight hold, crushed between two boxes of dried proteins, I apparently went mad. They tell me they’re relieved I’m feeling better now. That I was scaring them. I laughed a lot, so they say. I findContinue reading “Lost/Found”