Paul Thomas SwannOn Choosing A Cool Last NameOne of the things that my future wife told me when we were engaged was that she wanted her married name to be Swan (actually, лебедь) and…·3 min read·Feb 20, 2024----
Paul Thomas SwanninILLUMINATIONPennsylvania or Bust!Local place names can be deceiving.·3 min read·Feb 18, 2024--2--2
Paul Thomas SwanninILLUMINATIONI Think The Groundhog Was Paid OffIt’s been ten days since the little guy in Pennsylvania “allegedly” saw his shadow, thus promising an early spring to a waiting public.·2 min read·Feb 12, 2024----
Paul Thomas SwannThe FaceAs I move my head back just a few inches Towards the open door I see her face again Before I continue Down the hallway Into the…·1 min read·Feb 7, 2024----
Paul Thomas SwannThe 52-Week Short Story ChallengeI enrolled in a writer’s challenge on Dean Wesley Smith’s website a few months ago. Since then, I’ve managed to write fourteen short…·1 min read·Feb 2, 2024----
Paul Thomas SwannWaiving: Probably a Southern ThingTaylorsville, Mississippi: It’s a tiny place in South Mississippi. A guy in a blue Chevrolet pick-up truck drives past me, raises his hand…·2 min read·Mar 13, 2023----
Paul Thomas SwannToxic Shame and You Can TooIt’s around noon on a Sunday.·3 min read·Mar 12, 2023--1--1
Paul Thomas SwannThat Time I Witnessed a Real-Life Russian InvasionOr maybe not, it was dark and such·3 min read·Mar 8, 2023----