Prologue: I like drawing maps. In particular, military maps. I like studying how battles were fought. So, I began drawing several iterations of a fictional conflict between two neighboring states. As the drawings progressed, I decided to paint the region as well. This led to the development of the government, culture, and geographical features. EnterContinue reading “A tid bit from a work in process”
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Setting the scene
From a prompt: This wasn’t the country he was familiar with. The hills shot up like knives and the air was crisp… The cliffs fell two hundred feet where they met the sea. Jeremiah sat up close to the edge. He pushed himself back like the cliff wanted to eat him. There were few birdsContinue reading “Setting the scene”
Meditation Benefits Pt. 1
Jonathan stood up in a field of lilies. The blue sky overhead was cloudless. A symphony played The Seal Lullabye nearby. Jon followed the sounds of piano and wind instruments until he found a lone chair in front of the 15 piece orchestra. Jon sat down and felt the music flow into his pores. BEEP!Continue reading “Meditation Benefits Pt. 1”
Relatable Scenes: Mechanic’s Shop
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.Continue reading “Relatable Scenes: Mechanic’s Shop”
Christianity’s Easter Egg
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 usedContinue reading “Christianity’s Easter Egg”
The Last Party Pt. 2
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 sharedContinue reading “The Last Party Pt. 2”
George: Bounty Hunter Chapter One
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 mightContinue reading “George: Bounty Hunter Chapter One”
Paths
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.Continue reading “Paths”
First Landings
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 war with itself.Continue reading “First Landings”
The Last Party
Prompt: It’s the perfect party for the end of the world. Who throws it? What’s going on? From: 250 Writing Prompts by You Can Write It. Chapter One Leo knew how to throw the best party. There were a few reasons. The first is Leo himself. Leo was known as an extremely sociable man aroundContinue reading “The Last Party”
Bucci Creates 