“No!” Tom screamed. “Spare me! Take my wife, please!” The vampire said, “All the people I could bite and I get Henny Youngman.”
Author: bryon
Quotable 156
It’s very hard to write about that which is always beautiful and pleasant and good. You don’t get anywhere with it. There’s no friction in it. There’s no trouble. You have to have trouble. Somebody’s got to get in trouble, or no one wants to read it.
– Paul Bowles
haiku 268
late-night storm
lightning strips the shadows
from the trash cart
#quikfic 55
Scientists thrilled to see a house of cards intact in the rubble. After several theories, the thin layer of glue was found.
OT: Another New Look
Yes, I’ve already changed the blog theme despite how recently I’d done that. The other one just wasn’t working for me. How do you like this one? (Realizing that I’m probably not done tinkering with it.)
UPDATE: Yeah, that one didn’t last a week. How about this one?
Quotable 155
Tell a story! Don’t try to impress your reader with style or vocabulary or neatly turned phrases. Tell the story first.
– Anne McCaffrey
haiku 267
in a dream
I take
a nap
#quikfic 54
Witnesses gasped as the car sped over the cliff into the deep, muddy water. An hour later, upriver, a weary scuba diver surfaced.
Quotable 154
A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.
– Edgar Allan Poe
haiku 266
funeral home –
my dad looks
at his dad