I'm on a roll with this short story business. For musical reference, I was listening to "Modern World" by Wolf Parade on repeat while writing this. I think it kinda captures the feel I was going for in the story. Enjoy, and drop me a comment if you like it.
The infant stirs, not yet awake but partially aware. It dreams lush dreams of ancient seas and warm sun, of creatures great and small, of plants and insects and other things for which it does not yet have a name. Its eyes flutter... Read More
Story time! Just finished this, so it's still pretty rough. If anyone at all reads this, could you comment and give me some thoughts or feedback? Anything would be appreciated. I'll put it behind a spoiler tag, 'cause it's kinda long.
I'm not normally a big political endorser, no matter if I agree or disagree with a candidate, but any man who can make me feel as hopeful for the future as this man can deserves my support. Yes, the singing celebrities are a little douchey, but stick with it. It might just touch you a little.
Below is a story I wrote for a short fiction contest at McSweeney's. It's called "Click" (for obvious reasons, as you will see). No idea as to the outcome of the contest at this point, but just in case I don't win, here it is for posterity. It's written entirely around the prompt "Write a story in which one character reduces another to sobs... Read More
Labor day eve this year turned out to be a time of too much grilled stuff, tons of crappy domestic beer, and a retrospective of lesser-known-but-still-awesome movies from the 80s and 90s (Real Genius, and So I Married An Axe Murderer, in particular). The movie Real Genius, starring Val Kilmer, is truly...uh...genius. "This is Jesus, Kent. I know you've been playing... Read More
I never acutally.. posted.. I was more of the silent/lurker/stalker fan I haven't visited in a while (though I'm still waiting eagerly for the DVD though) but I suppose it's never to late to join and actually show some support, other than t-shirts.
I loved Real Genius, I always thought Chris Knight was a great character.
I'm slowly getting used to it.
