I wrote this short story for a contest a few years ago. There were basically three rules for the story: 1.) Less than 2,000 words, 2.) It had to open with “The robot felt”, and 3.) Had to close with “In the end, the robot felt nothing. He wasn’t programmed to”. More recently, I submitted […]
This week I am posting the first chapter from my fantasy novel. I would really appreciate any feedback you might have. “So why do you want to join The Unification Front?” the squat man asked as he entered the interview room. Sweat had begun to bead on his forehead during his walk across the castle […]
I didn’t have a lot of time this week for fiction writing (outside of the fantasy novel I am working on and will share a chapter here at a later date). Here is a writing prompt I did a while ago and am (apologies, apologies) reusing. Prompt – “He’s the cutest little boy. Makes it […]
Denise stood in her living room and looked around her. The white IKEA futon. The pale wooden coffee table and end table (both from the same matching IKEA set). The still-life art prints on the wall. These objects had all come with her roommate. Despite all this around her, the apartment now had an empty […]
This week I decided to add an excerpt from a book I co-wrote with a friend of mine. We originally started this book as emails back and forth to each other and, after a few months, decided to turn it into a book. (Note: I don’t ever recommend doing this. Ever.) We’ve gone through three […]