Nothing much to report. Still reading for Orca and having fun with that. I am quite "behind" on my quest to write a poem for every day, but I knew when I started I would have times where poems simply didn't happen for awhile. Now that I've got most of the madly-preparing-for-Christmas activities (card and … Continue reading December Update
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Organising story and poem submissions as a writer
Recently I was asked in a writing group chat if I could try and explain how I keep track of what stories and poems I send to literary magazines where and what is happening to them and so forth. I thought I could use some of my answer for this month's blog post. Perhaps it … Continue reading Organising story and poem submissions as a writer
A little news
Just a brief hello to indicate a few things. One - I am back around. I was away for awhile on a winter vacation with limited internet access, but I'm now home and back to the posting grindstone again. (I know, I'm only posting once or twice a month here, but, it still takes time, … Continue reading A little news
Cut lines
Before Christmas I began working on a short story - which turned out to be not so short - built around a number of different horror/creepy/crime prompts and gestated perhaps a bit too long. I was experimenting with the idea of writing in something of a stream-of-consciousness style, although I ended up adding a fair … Continue reading Cut lines
Dick Powell Backs Up into my Neighbour’s Red Car in the Snow, While I Help to Move the Queen.
I presume that I dream as often as the next person, but it’s not particularly common for me to remember that I’ve dreamt or what I’ve dreamt. Having woken up from this particularly lucid dream not too long ago, I sat down shortly after to try and write it down. It’s always difficult to capture … Continue reading Dick Powell Backs Up into my Neighbour’s Red Car in the Snow, While I Help to Move the Queen.