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4May 20195 May 2019

Closed gates of a cattle ranch

Beating Dead Horses

My birth father left me a leather switch. It’s the kind used for striking livestock. I think he used it…

5Feb 20195 May 2019

Person walking on shadowy road © Leo Cardelli

Oiling the Day Burn

Asphalt dreams, sticky oil thoughts clinging to sunbeam actions, stain with night pitch light tasks.

20Oct 20185 May 2019

Owl © 4924546

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I checked the robotic mouse that was waiting on an X taped on the floor. Okay, my owlish friend, time…

Mourns She

30 Mar 20195 May 2019

The girl clutched locks of long hair to the top seams of the moss green linen of her dress. Her free hair streamed sunset above a white fog cloak. She…

Writing from the Anti-Hero’s POV

6 Mar 201930 Mar 2019

Who's insecure? You're insecure! The good news is that today is March's Insecure Writer's Support Group (IWSG) day. What IWSG does on the first Wednesday of each month is prompt…

Tarzan and Victor, Kings of Mystery and Memory

23 Feb 201929 Mar 2019

What follows is all true. The Mystery Cat Tarzan's fur grew thick and long. He smelled wild. He had unusually wild traits: Short legs. A stocky tail. Opposable thumbs. A…

Creative Outlets: Take 2

7 Feb 20199 Feb 2019

I shared yesterday what my creative outlets have been through recent years. Lee Lowry's post on A Taste for Murder reminded me of another outlet on my better health days:…

ISWG Creative Outlets

6 Feb 201930 Mar 2019

I've been feeling insecure as a writer this evening, which is convenient. Today is this month's Insecure Writer's Support Group day! Typically, I remember a day too late to participate.…

Oiling the Day Burn

5 Feb 20195 May 2019

Asphalt dreams, sticky oil thoughts clinging to sunbeam actions, stain with night pitch light tasks.