Category Archives: Miscellany
“Birth” of a Story
Today is my birthday. (Thanks. No need to send anything.) It got me thinking about birth of a different kind though. When is a fiction idea “born? Our stories start somewhere, but is there a definitive moment of their birth for the writer? Is our story born the moment the first flash of an idea …
Introverts Are Not Specimens
I’m the organizer of a local introverts meet up group. Just less than two years ago, I went looking for a local group that catered to introverts and found none, so I started one myself and called it “Social Introverts.” It has by and large been a success. We meet this Saturday, in fact. I’ve …
Eccentric!
I had a plan for this post. Today I was supposed to explore idea I’ve had for a while; I was going to provide you with a list of my most definitive eccentricities. I would go on to describe the ideal world or situation for me, based on each of the eccentricities I described. It …
Yes, Out, No In, On and On
A few weeks ago I was at a chain restaurant. I was seated near the swinging double doors to the kitchen. From my angle I could only see one of them at first. Someone had posted the word “NO” on one of the doors with mail box letters. If I had to guess, I’d say …
The Essays are Coming! The Essays are Coming!
I’ll be posting more essays on the blog this year. I don’t mean the type you wrote on a novel in sophomore English, though. What kind do I mean? Well, to be honest, I don’t have a strict definition or subject perimeter for these pieces. Some will be philosophical, probably. Some will be spiritual. There …
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