Author Archive: tyunglebower

Cover Reveal! (Take 2)

When you self-publish, there is much to learn. Sometimes you learn a lesson well, and other times you understand the spirit of the lesson without properly executing them. Such was the case for me in regards to the e-cover for my upcoming collection of short stories, Thank You For Ten: Short Fiction About a Little Theater. …

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Negative? Negative.

Throughout my life, I’ve had issues with negativity. That’s a loaded statement, that can be taken any number of ways, depending on who reads it, and what their relationship to me happens to be. So, allow me to parse. On the surface it sounds as though I’m admitting to being a negative person. I am not, …

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Descriptions: Writing “Through the Catcher’s Mitt”

I have no talent for sports. Yet here and there I pick up pieces of advice for beginners in sports: advice that applies to other areas of life. Even writing. I’ve been told that in baseball, school-aged pitchers, (and sometimes even adult players) are reminded to throw the ball “through the catcher’s mitt.” This as …

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An Open Letter to a Failed “Leader”

For the purposes of this open letter, the subject shall be addressed as “Debra.” –Ty Dear Debra, I hereby withdraw my apology. I don’t do that often, and in fact this may be the first time I’ve ever done so. But I’ve had years to think about this, and I’ve decided that apologizing to you …

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Words of Warning About Obsession

I suffered a number or irritations this weekend, which of course is never fun. But if it must happen, it becomes somewhat easier to bare when there is a lesson in it. Or at least a lesson parked nearby. My two biggest irritations may not seem connected at first. They didn’t even to me, until …

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