On 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…Feb 20, 2024Feb 20, 2024
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The 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…Feb 7, 2024Feb 7, 2024
The 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…Feb 2, 2024Feb 2, 2024
Waiving: 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…Mar 13, 2023Mar 13, 2023
That Time I Witnessed a Real-Life Russian InvasionOr maybe not, it was dark and suchMar 8, 2023Mar 8, 2023
