This post has been cowritten by ChatGPT, the sections contributed by AI have been identified. I have put years of…
The Twilight Performer
He came to the village as twilight touched porches, With the streets warmly lit by flickering torches. Eyes followed with…
Author Interview and a Sample Illustration
An interview I did with Grendel Press went up yesterday. There is an illustration of one of the scenes from…
Good News, Less Than Good News, and a Writing Update.
Good News!My story “Mol of the Plague” got picked up for Grendel Press‘s inaugural short story compilation – Paramnesia. Stay…
On Writing, Trauma, and Dental Pain: A Revelation in 3 Parts
Part OneOrthodontics. I went to the dentist today, which is a thing for me. I’ve suffered dental trauma in the…
A Brief Book Review: How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa.
It’s not hyperbole to say that I love this book of short stories. What Thammavongsa captures is what fascinates me…
On the Transient Smells in Elevators
What is it you’ve covered up?What scandalous stench requiresThis floral flood?This calamitous riotSynthetic assaultSinus affliction The perfume I smell with…
The Long Gap and a Rhyming Story
So it’s been a year and a half. I began this blog believing whole heartedly that I would keep up…
On Doubt and My Uncle’s 1988 Motorcycle Crash
This month has been a busy one. I left the home I’ve lived in for the past six years and…
A Revelation, Late at Night
The fact that I am too lazy to find the remote to stop Netflix from automatically playing the next episode,…
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