Completely Made Up
in the target parking lot
“I’ve decided I’m going to quit smoking,” I said, rummaging in my bag for a lighter. My best friend said nothing, waited for me to continue. “See, I was going to wait until I’d lost 10 pounds, because quitting smoking is going to make me gain, like, 20. It’s science, I think.” “Okay,” she said. … Continue reading
a ghost story
This week’s Indie Ink Writing Challenge comes from Supermaren: Tell me a ghost story. Alrighty then. And my challenge, inspired by I-have-a-Neko-Case-song-stuck-in-my-head-as-per-usual-itis, went to Dili, whose response is here. And now, to business: I’m just going to get this out of the way first: yes, I accidentally killed myself, and I probably deserve a Darwin … Continue reading
i have sinned
Hi there, kids. I’m back with another (seemingly very long-winded and rambly) response to this week’s Indie Ink writing challenge, from Conor Gorman: It’s the night before you have to leave, and there’s one last person you need to go see. My challenge for the week went to Lazidaisical, whose response to my prompt is … Continue reading
the postcard
I don’t think I’ve ever written fiction on my blog before, though I write fiction all the time. It’s what I DO, man. And this week, since everything about this post is different from what I normally do here, I figured I’d give it a go. See, the good people at Indie Ink (of whom … Continue reading
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