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Month: April 2015

#quikfic 146

Posted on April 24, 2015April 20, 2015 by bryon

“The gold’s at the bottom of the canyon?”
“Yep.”
“Gonna take a long time to get down there.”
“Not for you,” he said, shoving.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, canyon, gold, partners no more, shove, treasure

Quotable 246

Posted on April 22, 2015April 20, 2015 by bryon

Writers need to remind ourselves to make conscious decisions about every character we write, not just default to Neutral.
– Shannon Hale

Posted in Quotable Tagged character, conscious, decision, default, neutral, Quotable, Shannon Hale

haiku 358

Posted on April 21, 2015April 20, 2015 by bryon

Orion aims
at a target between
Venus, crescent moon

Posted in haiku Tagged aim, crescent, haiku, moon, Orion, target, Venus

#quikfic 145

Posted on April 17, 2015April 14, 2015 by bryon

Jerry hit the snooze button and looked at the time. The clock’s red numbers said, “6:66 a.m.” He moaned. “Another day from Hell.”

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, 666, alarm clock, hell, morning, snooze

Quotable 245

Posted on April 15, 2015April 14, 2015 by bryon

The whole labor of writing is to make it look like it just came off the top of your head.
– Paddy Chayefsky

Posted in Quotable Tagged appearance, ease, labor, Paddy Chayefsky, Quotable, sprezzatura

haiku 357

Posted on April 14, 2015April 14, 2015 by bryon

she politely says
that without a med refill
she may hurt someone

Posted in haiku Tagged haiku, harm, hurt, medication, polite, refill

#quikfic 144

Posted on April 10, 2015April 8, 2015 by bryon

The coiled hose had been chained to the side of the garage. Mike’s folks and the key were gone, and the leaf pile was blazing.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, chain, fire, garage, hose, key, leaf, lock, parents

Quotable 244

Posted on April 8, 2015 by bryon

Writing is like sex: You should do it, not talk about it.
– Howard Ogden

Posted in Quotable Tagged action, Howard Ogden, Quotable, sex, talk, writing

haiku 356

Posted on April 8, 2015 by bryon

tornadoes southeast –
tomorrow, they say,
it’s our turn

Posted in haiku Tagged haiku, local, southeast, today, tomorrow, tornado

#quikfic 143

Posted on April 3, 2015March 31, 2015 by bryon

The zeppelin turned homeward after its successful bombing raid. Overjoyed, the civilian observer forgot the rule against smoking.

Posted in #quikfic Tagged #quikfic, bomb, boom, civilian, forgetfulness, hydrogen, joy, raid, smoking, World War I, zeppelin
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