So, saw a comment from the forward thinking Rose Eveleth ( @roseveleth on twitter, check her podcast, Flash Foward ) about a small contest being run by another writer @hels on twitter. Write a story using this opening line, and she’ll buy you dinner at OG. Well, im good without the dinner ,but the first line was too good to… Read more →
Author: Alexander Hollins
Scrivener on the island
Scrivener Spills is a persona I am creating for a local gaming / SCA / Party group. He is a multidimensional traveler who writes lots of “based on a true story” novels and sells them wherever they might be interesting. I have taken to writing from his perspective for the fun of it. The below is setup story for one… Read more →
The days when my skin won’t fit
Its one of those weird, floaty days, When nothing feels right, When my arms feel like a costume, They hang loose, not tight, When this body of meat i wear, Drags heavy, not light, And I’m looking out another’s eyes, This isn’t my sight. I hate feeling big, bull in shop, my skull rattles round, I wish the sloshing… Read more →
Wicked Pens Writing Prompt Dangerous
A short writing prompt (dangerous) for a writing group I’m part of turned into a bit of a short story! Warning, NSFW. (im going to edit it to be even more so, later. ) Eyes closed, she breathed in, slowly, deeply. The popping of the bubbles in the drink just under her nose tickled, bringing the various herbal… Read more →
Cicada’s Promise
Three nights ago, the wind blew with fervor, And red brown dust darkened the air, I watched close my porch, a keen observer, By dawn, not a drop landed there. Two nights ago, Zeus’s chariot rolled, As flash after spark lit the night, Thunder shook, it promised, it told, Of rain still absent by first light. Last night,… Read more →
On Hamilton, and the meanings of “Father” and “Son”
“Son” “Don’t call me son.” I’m listening to Hamilton: An American Musical this morning while driving to work. I often skip Meet Him Inside. I get… emotional. I’ve read that Lin-Manuel Miranda has a good relationship with his father. He must know someone who doesn’t though, that he could channel. He has a view of those words, father, son,… Read more →
Launching The Leaking Pen and my personal site
So, after talking about it forever, I have finally relaunched TheLeakingPen.com , intended to be both a writer’s community with resources and assistance, as well as an actual publisher, online, and perhaps in print. I have also launched my own personal writing page, here, in order to keep myself separate from a business/publisher standpoint. I plan to link to published… Read more →