Short Story: Gloom Dispelled

"Who is she?" Tiriana asked. "Who are you talking about?" Virion asked in return, deflecting his girlfriends question. "You know who I'm talking about," Tiriana retorted. "I know you were talking to Aien about her. You said you wanted to ask her out." "That's ridiculous," he said, though he looked guilty as he said so. …

Halfway Through

We are now halfway through the month of November, which means Nanowrimo is halfway over with. This is the first time I've been this far ahead and it's a nice change for me. As of this writing, I'm sitting at 36,583 words and par is 26,672. I'm almost 10k words ahead with a six day …

NaNoWriMo 2020

It's that time of year again! Yes, Halloween has just passed, and yes Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner. The weather is growing cooler and we've had our first winter weather event here in Amarillo, Texas. It's that magical time of year we lovingly refer to as NaNoWriMo. National Novel Writing Month began at …

Short Story: President Carlson’s Polls Up

The most remarkable story of the last year has to be the video that was leaked of the president having sex with the assistant to his Chief of Staff, the very attractive, and relatively young, Samantha Hinson. What made it remarkable, other than the fact that someone had made and posted a pornographic video of …

Short Story: Miracle

It felt as though my heart was being squeezed by a vise. Or maybe it felt as though it was been forced through a shredder. It was a pain I've felt before, a pain I think we're all to familiar with, at least if you're ever had the misfortune of falling in love and experiencing …

Short Story: Revelation

It's been five years since I've been with a man. No, I take that back, it's been five years since my husband died. I can't remember the last time I've been intimate with a man. What can I say, after forty years of marriage, somewhere along the way, we lost the spark. He lost interest …

Elie Wiesel’s The Night Trilogy

About a year ago, a friend of mine took me to the Amarillo Pubic Library, where they had basement full of books they were giving away to members of the library for a very low price. In part fundraiser, part making room for newer books, it was an excellent way to get good books cheaply. …

Short Story: The Ex

"I never want to see you again, Allen," my wife said over the phone, once we exchanged our greetings. "It's over. I want a divorce." This was odd, for several reasons, namely that we have been separated for six years, and our divorce finalized for five. I was in a state of shock, a weird …

NaNoWriMo 2019

It's that time of year again, time to sit in front of a computer and try to write. NaNoWriMo 2019 has officially begun! Can you feel it? The exhilaration, the joy, the doubt in ones sanity for doing this all over again? Isn't it grand? As I write this, quickly may I add, I'm at …

Short Story: Betrayed

"I love you, but...," Tara began before she faltered. She knew it would be difficult, but she had prepared for this moment. No she didn't know if she could go through with it, but also knew it was now too late to back out. "What do you mean?" Lenny interrupted her, his forehead furrowed. His …