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Fist Fight at Applebees, fiction by Dan Leach
I missed the beginning, but we know how it happens. Either the old man with the lazy eye said the wrong thing to the young man with the neck tattoo, or the other way around. I was there for the … Continue reading
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Everything is Relative, fiction by Michael Bracken
“Use my bed,” Zelda said. “I want to sleep in the wet spot.” Alexandria stared at her younger sister for a moment and then grabbed my hand and led me upstairs to Zelda’s bedroom, where she attended to my needs with … Continue reading
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FCAC reopened for YOUR submissions!
Yes, after a lengthy hiatus, FCAC will be posting content of interest from all corners of the rural hard boiled landscape again . Never fear for my other projects, Tough and LNP will continue apace; I just need the burst-wide … Continue reading
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Tonight I was a force of nature. 1336 words in 1:15. First night like that in ages. I also had enough energy to clean out my cubbyhole of poetry. I discovered I can drink black coffee and be conscious for … Continue reading
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News of the Land
So yeah. About that novel. As many of mine do, this one topped out at 56K. I have not been able to hit the magical 80K-and-readily-agentable mark in some time, so it's likely, with edits and additions I have yet … Continue reading
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Tonight felt satisfactory. It wasn't a big fat adrenaline dump like last night's writing, but it went well. I could have written more, but I didn't want to leave it all in the page and flat-out exhaust myself either. A … Continue reading
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On nights like this, there isn't much to say. Heather had half the day off so after mending fences from last night in the earlier part of her shift and because of being on the phone near-constantly in our new … Continue reading
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Not a good night. Rough on the family, rough on me with John Prine dying, just pandemic closeness rubbing everybody, well me, the wrong way. I didn't, couldn't write last night, and I'm in a shitty mood, so I'm counting … Continue reading
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Tonight was a comedown. I had lots of time over the weekend and took advantage of it, and tonight–not so much. Heather and the kids are sewing masks for family and friends so there are dueling sewing machines on either … Continue reading
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Hello. One of the things you'll notice that's consistent about this blog is its inconsistency. A new year or a milestone hits and I'm eager to blog it and talk to the world, most of which I've been doing lately … Continue reading
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Tagged comes the flood, inconsistency, novel seven, word count 1717
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