The clerk typed away at what looked like an old Dell keyboard. Her laptop sat perpendicular to the monitor she was watching. Periodically, she’d glance down at her calendar and yellow notepad. The notepad was nearing the end of its life expectancy with only two or three pages remaining until the cardboard on the bottom.ContinueContinue reading “Relatable Scenes: Mechanic’s Shop – Nonfiction”
Category Archives: Creative Writing
Christianity’s Easter Egg – Fiction
Just south of E80 in Istanbul, hidden beneath Küçükçekmece Lake, and away from the hub of the city, there’s a cave. The entrance is blocked by boulders and kept under observation by obedient servants. In the ComSub, Ahmet carefully navigates the lake’s floor. A grizzly man of forty with equally grizzly stubble, Ahmet has usedContinueContinue reading “Christianity’s Easter Egg – Fiction”
Dialogue Only – Writing Exercise
“Tom, did you seriously go behind my back and host another party?” “Listen, Eric, I did it for you.” “You did it for me? That’s funny. Ha!” “Why are you being such a dick about it, man?” “Because this time we got busted. We aren’t supposed to get busted, just fit in more.” “I’m sorry,ContinueContinue reading “Dialogue Only – Writing Exercise”
The Last Party Pt. 2 – Fiction
From Chapter One… The six core members of Denver Association entered the underground complex and laid claim to the rooms designated to them. Leo called for a meeting at 2:30pm. They met in the complex’s kitchen. Leo, Barbara, Tim, and Wes stood around a marble island. Charles and Rachel sat on stools nearby. They sharedContinueContinue reading “The Last Party Pt. 2 – Fiction”
George: Bounty Hunter Chapter One – Fiction
Rough Draft Chapter One: How I became a bounty hunter Hello there. My name is George and I’ve been sitting in this library waiting for you to appear. Please, do come in! Cigar? Scotch? No? That’s fine. I hope you do not mind me smoking here and there. It’s a Cuban. I figured you mightContinueContinue reading “George: Bounty Hunter Chapter One – Fiction”
Paths – Nonfiction
To be a writer, one must be an alcoholic. That is a truth I have seen now. I drank; I wrote. I stopped drinking; I stopped writing. Now, with whiskey near, it’s flame reaching my innards, I feel engulfed with the writing spirit. That is what alcohol is. It is the spirit within the writer.ContinueContinue reading “Paths – Nonfiction”
First Landings – Fiction
Creative Writing Prompt: Write from the perspective of an alien entity that has no experience with or context of earth. From: 250 Writing Prompts by You Can Write It. In the year of your first moon landing, I found myself hurtling through space in an escape pod. I came from a different galaxy at warContinueContinue reading “First Landings – Fiction”
The Last Party – Fiction
A man throws a party before the end of the world.