Thump. Thump. Thump. Squeak. THUthump. The large round balloon that I have tied off to the handle of my grocery cart keeps thumping me in the side of the head. I turn a corner and it bounces twice. Memory flows. Part of my brain is imagining a pink dinosaur puppet with a pan. “NOT THE MOMMA!” A bigger part remembers… Read more →
Category: Writing
Music Review: Open Beta
“Hey brother, a friend’s band is playing on your side of town that I want you to see tonight. You in?” This was the greeting I received after answering a call from one of my oldest friends, about two years ago. Sadly, I was already booked with family stuff that night. This was the first, but far from the… Read more →
The Angel Ensign on my Shoulder.
So, I’ve just received the second piece of art to be put permanently on my skin. Uncle Josh with Lost Dutchman Tattoo put it there. Wonderful artist, great guy, a delight to work with. Go buy his art, both on your skin, and on paper. Behold, Wesley Crusher. Let me explain (also, its 12 hours old. and a bad angle on my… Read more →
Tech Support Super Hero, or, How I saved a life while working phones
Back at the turn of the decade, I was working for a company that did outsourced tech support for Logitech. I helped out people with new gaming gear, got speakers installed and working, taught people about bluetooth, and helped lots of people with webcams. Well, mostly grandparents and cam girls. Lots of cam girls. Who often offered free credits to… Read more →
The Time Lord Warp
A little parody I wrote a bit ago. Enjoy. Or don’t. Its astounding, Time is fleeting, Many bodies, one soul. We’ve got Capaldi, (Not for very much longer) Then a new Doctor will keep control. I remember, watching the time wars, Thinking of the moments when, Regeneration would happen, And the fans are calling, CAN THE DOCTOR… Read more →
The creeping horror that infests my happy place
I must open with a confession. On this All Hallows Eve, I must spill a dark secret that will earn me enmity, derision, and scorn. I really really really HATE Nightmare Before Christmas. I didn’t always hate it, but I never liked it. It was… okay. The songs were generic, trying to be all gothy while still being sugary… Read more →
The Rose Queen of Crime
Due to joking about the wildly talented Rebecca Rose’s handsome husband dressing in a Harley Quinn esque uniform, and her playing the Joker, I have this stuck in my head. (Work in progress) She strolled into the bank to the sound of organ music, no one sure where the sound came from. A purple dinner jacket flapped like a… Read more →
Short Story Challenge: The Thousand Doors of Olive Garden
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 →
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 →