The paths that all lives take.

To live, to love, to learn, to die. The path that all lives take. Not completely a fatalistic thought, because we each choose how we live, choose whom we love, choose what we learn, and choose how we face death by all that has come before. So, what form will your path take?

Shadows

What is a shadow? What are your's?

The Queen of Weird

The planet of WhatEver is ruled by the Queen of Weird. What kind of place is it? Is the Queen of Weird a nice person? How does she regulate the Weirdness? How did she earn such a title? This is your prompt for the next while. Yes, the Queen of Weird is a real person, if you wanted to know. It's a nickname for a friend of mine. Have fun with the weirdness, and remember that strange is a state of mind.

What if they sang?

Most people have heard of the Giant's singing golden harp from "Jack and the Beanstalk" right? Well what if other things, not inherently musical, sang? The potted plant in your kitchen? Your grandmother's antique pocket watch? And what if they didn't sing? What if they just played music? What kind of music would it be? What would the music do? Why did that mailbox start playing music in the first place? So how about it? What if music didn't just come from instruments? Please, expand on this. And if you do talk to me so you can post it!

Be Patient

I'm starting to get the feeling that I'm never going to make any progress on my "To Read" list.  There are just too many things I want to read and too many things going on.  (Neither of which is a bad problem to have).  So I'm not promising any book info any time soon, though I am working on some new stories and such.  Please be patient!

Your works

Hey all,

As I've already mentioned I'm as interested in reading what you've written as I am in posting my own stuff. If you're interested in becoming an author of this blog comment on this post. I'm not promising any immediate results because I'm still trying to figure out how this all works, but I'll get you added as soon as I can. Don't be afraid to critique my work either. I'd appreciate the feedback.

Hard Stories: A review of "The Essential Bordertown"

These are not happy stories. They are real ones. The short stories that make up the collection "The Essential Bordertown," while set in a city between The World and the Faery border where Elves dye their hair and ride magic powered Harleys and humans can dream themselves into the First Forest, are about real people. The main characters are abused children, teenagers looking for their place, and those who have to pick up the pieces of their lives after a friend commits suicide. These are hard stories. The kind you are a bit afraid to finish. The kind you can't put down. The kind that keep getting interrupted as they inspire you to write yourself (I did this so many times during the first story that it took me an hour plus to finish it). Most definately worth all the time I put into getting a hold of it.