On occasion, I write drabbles. A drabble is a particularly unforgiving form a fiction. One hundred words. No more. No less. I’ve written sentences that barely get going at fifty words; a story at twice that length must surely be impossible! I began writing drabbles because of, for all things, Strange New Worlds, the StarContinue reading “On Drabble Writing”
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On Sequel Musings
An idea has been playing at the back of my mind since Tuesday. A Dead Poets Society sequel. I’ve been known to pull out old movies and, as a thought exercise, think about what a sequel to the movie could be. Like musing about a sequel to Three Men and a Little Lady (which isContinue reading “On Sequel Musings”
On Reflections on My Writing
Of late, I’ve felt that writing has been like trying to pound blood from a stone. A strange metaphor, that. Obviously, I can write. I wrote some articles for work today. One presented a major challenge; I just couldn’t find anything to say. One flowed quite well, and it was done in ten minutes. Yesterday,Continue reading “On Reflections on My Writing”
On Batman Haiku
Today was Batman haiku day on Twitter. Don’t ask me why. I don’t know how these things get started. I wouldn’t have even known about Batman haiku were it not for Julio Angel Ortiz. I wrote a few Batman haikus, and I posted them to Twitter, and then I wrote a few more that IContinue reading “On Batman Haiku”
On the Lack of Blog Posts
Occasionally, I hit periods where I have nothing to say. Occasionally, I hit periods where I’m too busy to say anything. The last two weeks? They’ve been a little bit of both. Though more the latter than the former. I was on deadline for an article. I was also mildly sick. Article got done. TheContinue reading “On the Lack of Blog Posts”
On Farpoint 2010
This weekend, in gorgeous snow-capped Timonium, science-fiction fans will gather for Farpoint. Headlining guests this year are the winsome Felicia Day (The Guild and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog) and Mira Furlan (Babylon 5). (Matt Frewer, whom I was really excited about, has canceled; actors have to work, after all.) There are going to be lotsContinue reading “On Farpoint 2010”
On Literary Confusion
I went downstairs to fix a cup of coffee. I needed a break from the word processor; the flow of words had come to a careening halt. My grandmother was watching television. I heard the voice of Mo Rocca. She was watching CBS Sunday Morning. He was talking about Grover’s Corners. “Grover’s Corners,” I thought.Continue reading “On Literary Confusion”
On the Way I Write
Ah, the silence. I’ve not forgotten about you all, promise. I’ve just been busy. Writing. Watching Monsterpiece Theater. Listening to old Natalie Merchant albums. Writing. But mainly writing. I can tell you that I’ve been putting together some interesting words, building interesting sentences from them, and the resulting idea structures are cool to look at.Continue reading “On the Way I Write”
On Things I’ve Discovered While Writing Today
In no particular order… Mountaineering is an apt and interesting metaphor for life John Nathan-Turner is eminently quotable in virtually any circumstance I really like listening to The Seventeenth Century at this particular point in time Politics influences everything Sometimes, when I have a really good idea, I just have to scribble a few thoughts,Continue reading “On Things I’ve Discovered While Writing Today”
On the Thursday View
I wrote a lot of words today. My brain hamster is really tired. I worked that poor hamster. I made him get up in the spinning wheel. I made him run fast faster fastest. I wouldn’t let the hamster rest. The hamster ran and ran and ran. The end results I was pleased with. SomeContinue reading “On the Thursday View”