Tag: Short Fiction
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A Note on Graphics, Nostalgia, and the Long, Slow Ache
Confession time: I’m a writer, not a graphics artist. So when I open up Paint and tinker with quotes and covers, I do it with the full knowledge that I’m not Norman Rockwell. I’m not N.C. Wyeth, either—though if you squint, maybe the spirit of their storytelling crept in around the edges. The graphic I…
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‘Comings and Goings – The Art of Being Seen’ is…On the Way to a Kindle Near You
Why I Hit “Publish” So Soon I hadn’t planned to release Comings and Goings – The Art of Being Seen this quickly. The story came together fast—two weeks of writing, revising, and listening closely to what Jim and Kelly needed to say. But I thought I’d take more time. Let it breathe. Maybe wait for…
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In the Quiet Between Songs: Introducing Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen
There are stories we write with plot, and stories we write with silence. Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen is one of the latter. Set in 1980s Boston, this short story follows Jim, a nineteen-year-old who walks into a party already knowing he doesn’t belong—and walks out changed in ways he’ll never quite…
A Certain Point of View, Too 