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Per my friend Kelly, I'm coming up with a lot of cool T-shirt slogans lately. It should be noted, of course, that the Daddy of all T-shirts for my new, up-and-coming clothing company, will be a T-shirt that reads "CHB" on the front, and "Cold-Hearted Bastard" on the back. It's a bit of a story that will be even funnier eventually. Eventually. Other T-shirt contenders include things like A Little Rock Goes a Long Way No Matter--I'm Getting Laid Tonight Power Bottoms = Top Rated As I look... Read Full Story

A 10 minute drive to a local Walmart turned into an hour and fifteen minute countryside drive. Not on purpose. That's what happens when you Live in a new neighborhood Have to navigate that new highway you haven't driven on Live in small town, PA I did find a lot of great little towns in the sinking sunlight. I'll never figure out how to get back to them, of course. That's half the beauty, if you ask me. What isn't half the beauty, is, of course, the 1/4 tank of gas I didn't plan on using, the... Read Full Story

I can't sleep. Not because clowns will eat me or anything. That's one thing I can certainly say has never made me shake in the metaphorical boots people keep going on about. What has me shaking (in boots that I can only imagine are made out of snakeskin and look great on cowboys that I don't sleep with, though not by choice but most probably because of region) is the fact that my life now occupies a ten foot by 5 foot by 6 foot square in one corner of what will no longer be my living room. I... Read Full Story

Week 27 For the Indie Ink Writing Challenge this week, Lance challenged me with "the long kiss goodnight"; I challenged wintervixen86 (who has an awesome super-sexy man at the top of her page--not that that means anything when it comes to a writing challenge, but just thought you should know...) with "The neighbor needs help hanging up her Christmas lights--you know, the neighbor suspected of murder?" This may be my last entry on this blog for a few months... Good Night, and Good-Bye... He... Read Full Story

Per my mother, I should continue to write, but not always stories. She's tired of my fiction--or, at least, she's tired of reading only my fiction. Fair enough. But you see, writing fiction has been a blessed escape for me. It takes pretty minimal effort, unlike a lot of other things in my life at the moment. I can come home, read my challenge, and let my imagination run wild! It's a freedom of sorts. An escape. You see, after much thought and contemplation, I find myself in mourning. Not... Read Full Story

Week 25 For the Indie Ink Writing Challenge this week, Kurt challenged me with "The earth died screaming while I lay dreaming of you. --Tom Waits"; I challenged Sarah Cass with "There's a beak in my sushi." Armageddon It He closed the steel front door, slammed the locks into place, and yelled to the back of the house, "It looks like the Thompson's are gone!" "No!" "Yes." He sat back in his recliner and started paging through the leaflets that were scattered on the front lawn. "Doomsday is... Read Full Story

Week 25 For the Indie Ink Writing Challenge this week, Head Ant challenged me with "You are lost in an abandoned mansion. Doors are locked at every turn and nothing is what it seems."; I challenged Jordan with "You have been made ruler of the UNIVERSE. Not just the Earth, not just our galaxy--the UNIVERSE. In a limerick." Empty "Just face facts, will you? We're lost! " " Not lost. Just... The road less traveled. That is the phrase, isn't it?" She paused. "Yes, that is the phrase." She laughed... Read Full Story

Week 24 For the Indie Ink Writing Challenge this week, Karla V challenged me with "Her heart broke as she handed the pawn shop owner her remaining glass slipper. How had it come to this?"; I challenged wMe with "Write a story that incorporates death, your favorite pair of underwear, chickens, and avoids the use of the letter 'b' ANYWHERE in your story." Yeah, it's been a while; I had my hardwood floors being redone (so had to move out for a week and a half) only to finally GET home and have... Read Full Story

It's writing challenge time, brought to you by Indie Ink . New writers are always welcome to sign up for next week's challenge by following the link above. Week 23 My Challenger: Amanda My Challenge: Why were you down at the river last night? Who I am Challenging: Marian What I Challenged Them With: Starting with the letter A, every next word should start with the next letter of the alphabet. You *must* cycle the alphabet at least four times, but you may continue further.... (She completely... Read Full Story

“If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.” -- John Maxwell First off, let's please note the irony of an atheist quoting an evangelical pastor. So noted? Good. Moving on... Now, let's note Spike. He is the 19+ inch tall cactus you see just there on the right. When I received Spike as a gift about 6 years ago, he was two inches tall with a purple plastic flower glued to his top. He was purchased at a grocery store in that section where they retain all things green but... Read Full Story