A/N: To be honest, this piece was written entirely as a joke. In fact, I had a hard time taking myself seriously with every word I put on the page. My good friend told me a "creepy" story the other night, which instantly provided inspiration for the title. From there, well, the rest is history.... Continue Reading →
“The Cradle Grave” Short Story
Again, I find myself pulling from my past files for a post. As I move into the new apartment and adjust to the new job, I have struggled to find time to craft a new blog post. So, in the meanwhile, I wanted to post something. As always, I fall back on short stories. And,... Continue Reading →
“Up in Flames” Short Story
This one, I feel like I genuinely wrote forever ago. I mean, this was from the time before I called myself a writer, so you know it's old. Really, it's not great. It was sometime midway through high school, so forever ago, pulled from my files and cleaned up a bit, but it's essentially the... Continue Reading →
“A Reaper Reminisces” Short Story
I meant to write a full short story for Halloween in honor of a few friends here. Then I fell very sick this week and haven't felt like doing anything more than staring at a wall. The story won't be nearly as effective coming later in the year, but I still intend to finish it.... Continue Reading →
Informational Interview 2/3: Jana Laiz
The Twelfth Stone and Weeping Under This Same Moon by Jana Laiz Jana's Website The Twelfth Stone on Amazon Weeping Under This Same Moon on Amazon When I found out that we were required to conduct informational interviews for our portfolio, I immediately began to fret. Writers who are willing to take time from their... Continue Reading →
Informational Interview 1/3: Kitty Burroughs
THE POSTERCHILDREN: ORIGINS by Kitty Burroughs, aka quipquipquip Kitty’s Website Kitty’s Patreon TPC on Gumroad TPC on Storenvy The Posterchildren: Origins, or TPC for short, is one of my personal favorites in my bookshelf collection. Written by Kitty Burroughs, the series features super-powered teens working their way through public hero boarding school. It’s available on... Continue Reading →
Snapshot Stories Pt. 2/?
I can't say how many of these there will be. These three snapshots compose the second post in a series I can't put a number to. The first can be read here. Thankfully, these didn't manage to be as depressing as the first set, with #6 perhaps being the exception. These, more for me maybe... Continue Reading →
Snapshot Stories Pt. 1/?
Many photographs line the hall in route to my office. Though they are all recognizably pictures that are housed in the Archives, they are not obviously attached to moments, stories, or people. It's a long hallway too. Walking by them everyday inspires me, in a sense. Every photo in that hallway has a story we... Continue Reading →
“That of the Moon” Short Story
So this has nothing to do with D.C. except in that I wrote it on the plane ride here. It is inspired by and dedicated to my good friend, Nick Koontz. Much love goes to him from up here, and I'll be so glad to see him again in December. While I had said half-jokingly... Continue Reading →
Of Dragons and Men
At night, my blanket is tucked under my legs, the air on full blast. My weapon is in my hands and I find myself fighting dragons. All of my imaginary friends are dragons. I suppose they represent different things. This sounds so silly if you don't appreciate the metaphor. As a writer, I live in... Continue Reading →
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