I did a lot of editing today during my breaks and lunch. The editing process has turned into a rewriting process. Here’s some of what I did: Brent opened the door. Waters was holding ap piece of paper in his hand as he glared at the door. “What do you… Continue reading
Knight studied the grav-bike, Kitty 2.0, as it lay in the ditch on the side of the snow-covered highway. He hadn’t been in an accident, and he hadn’t done anything to make it fall over like this. It just slowed down in the middle of the snowstorm and stopped. Luckily,… Continue reading
Pamela opened the door to her apartment. The light was on in the kitchen. The kitche itself was neat and white. the only color was a painting above the pantry door. At the center of the kitchen was the embedded table and six small saddleback chairs. To the right was… Continue reading
Sometimes, the story does not spring wholly formed as I write. Today was one of those days. It started off slow. Writing prompt: Tim has broken his New Year’s Resolution: Don’t kill anybody. Write that scene. From 365 Writing Prompts. Tim waited by the alleyway. He wasn’t smoking, having joined… Continue reading
Keith entered the classroom, not looking up at the students as he headed straight for the table near the lectern. “Sorry I’m a little late,” he said, putting his bag down on the table. He pulled out a folder and then looked up at the classroom full of students. Sitting… Continue reading
The crowded boxing ring smelled like a gym and a bar, smoke over sweat. Mike had his glamour belt on, so he looked like a middle-aged Italian man with short black hair and a broad, hairy chest encased in a too-tight shirt. The ring was well-used but the ropes were… Continue reading
Mike watched the woman in the Black Aces skirt and shirt sashay down the corridor, her hips bouncing enticingly. At least they would be to another man, but Mike wasn’t buying it. She glanced back at him to not only make sure he was following, but also to give him… Continue reading
Mal and Knight in Iowa. Mike meets with a Black Ace. Mike meets/observes/buys Phillip DeWitt (Teddy’s dad) An ex-cop wraith protecting a spirit of an abused girl meets the abused girl’s now-dead boyfriend.
(Pamela’s world in a little more detail) She knew she had just given Luke an out. to be honest, she didn’t like people anymore. Most times she wanted to be left alone with her own pain and pity. But Luke, for his part, didn’t leave, Instead, he gently changed the… Continue reading
From A Reader’s Book of Days, January 13: “,,,’the 1970’s had finally begun,’ the gay, post-Stonewall ’70’s, that is…” The inspiration if the word “Stonewall”. Note: This is like a jazz piece, where it goes around and around, looking for a story. It was a human habit to keep things… Continue reading