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Transparent Ghosts
I had a conversation with an old man who was a stranger a few weeks ago. He told me he had fought in the war. I asked him if the ...
The Plucker, Re-Reading & Christmas
Every Christmas, for four years, I received a different book by Gerald Brom. The first was The Plucker, which is – as I ...
Re-Reading AM Homes: Music For Torching
I dated a guy who once told me that only boring people get bored. Never become bored, he said, there’s too much to do – read, write, watch, explore. Only ...
Re-Reading AM Homes: The End of Alice
I’m ashamed to admit, it was the cover that intrigued me. I enjoyed the simplicity of it, the minimalist feel. The butterfly was in a jar.
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Essay Saturday: Read Out Loud
I’m waiting for my turn to read, sitting in a large room full of people, holding their copy of the anthology. Some of them are members of the University I ...
Why having good dialogue in that story you’re writing is important!
What’s more difficult than writing a good story? Writing good dialogue. Dialogue is an essential part of every writer’s arsenal. Get it right and it can do wonders for your ...
A Sense of Place
Many a creative writing professor has lectured me on the pivotal role a “sense of place” plays in fiction. Writers work hard at creating credible worlds in which to set ...
Normal Boys Don’t Ask So Many Questions
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Part III: Is Queer Fiction about doing something different?
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Paris, 2013
I’m twenty-one. Alone and cold, I step off the Megabus onto ...
Real Boys Don’t Think About Thinking So Much
I’m standing outside the dorm rooms. It’s nearly the night, the sky a heavy blue, the trees turning black, the street lamps have come on.
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The Windsor Rd. Dispatch: On Circumstance
Careful where you tread when stepping out of the time machine; butterflies are too easily crushed.
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Windsor Rd. Dispatch: Cell Phone Freedom
Due to circumstances well within my control, my misfortune sees my back living with my parents at the ripe old age of 53.
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Tough Boys Don’t Read About Boys Kissing Boys
I can relate, I can understand but I’m not being allowed to see anything, read anything, experience anything that I want to experience in real life.
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