Taking catgirls seriously…
draconispax asked, “What is the Yowlerverse?” The Yowler series is a collection of short stories set in “the real world” that I’ve been doodling with for a few years now, but haven’t really gotten all that serious about until recently. I’ve finished about 70,000 words or so (don’t worry, I won’t ask you read them [...]
Knowing when to stop.
So, I’ve been spending this week writing a story, set in 1986, about a gay man in an isolated setting who through circumstances beyond his control is forced out of the closet. It was an exercise in tension, in revealing things slowly, and in trying to get inside the neurosis-inducing world of being gay, closeted, [...]
Truer words were never written
I’ve been reading Keith Johnstone’s brilliant little book, Impro: Improvisation and the Theater, which as you can probably guess is about acting. But it’s about much more: it’s about creativity, and teaching, and anthropology, and psychoanalysis, and writing dialogue, all in about 150 pages. Somewhere in the middle of the book he drops this gem: [...]
And so, a story is consigned to the circular file…
It’s sad when a story dies. All this week, I’ve been working on a story called Musicians With Instruments. MWI was going to be two love stories, a critique of (some) feminist attitudes, another critique of pomo sociology (and its interface with some feminist writings) and a showcase for the kind of passive-aggressive behavior that [...]
Getting back on the horse…
Having been laid off has been something of a curious mix for me. My day so far has evolved into something like this: Get up around 6:30. Get the kids out the door by 8. From 8:30 am to 10:00 am I do the serious job searching: I answer emails, look up job listing, contact [...]
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