I've been somewhat lax in updating my blog, but not in keeping up with my commitment to write fiction every day. The following is a new beginning to a fantasy story called "Hope." The original beginning was the piece I submitted in order to get into Orson Scott Card's Literary Boot Camp. Although it was good enough for that purpose,... read more »
I was reminded today that the BYU Symposium on science fiction and fantasy (Life, the Universe, and Everything) is next week. In reading the information, I found that they have a writing contest with a deadline this weekend. Well, naturally I decided that I should enter something in the contest. But what? I considered my stories from back in college.... read more »
I'm back from my quick weekend trip to Seattle. I got to see my new little niece, as well as her family. She is not even two weeks old, and she's adorable. I also spent a couple of hours at a Star Trek/Stargate/Star Wars convention. Main reason I went there was for a photo op with Amanda Tapping, who plays... read more »
"Today is a good day to die." And I agree with that sentiment exactly, except for the part about dying. More on this subject another day.
Beginning of a new science fiction short story. Professor Corbin Levinston was double-checking the footnotes of the paper he was planning to present at the American Association of Physicists conference that weekend, when someone knocked softly on the door. Since it was almost ten o'clock at night, it was long past his scheduled student consultation hours, but he decided he... read more »
For this creative writing class assignment, I had to write about someone who is faced with a family member they still love, but who has hurt them in some way and shows no remorse. The morning breeze ruffled the edges of the blue and white striped awning that had been set up halfway between the walls of the castle and... read more »
For this assignment in my writing class, we were supposed to write about someone who decides to give up the security of a job they do not like in order to take another job that they think will make them happier. For the most part, serving as Court Poet to King Godfrey III of Orfland had its perks. I ate... read more »
www.oh-by-the-way-we-have-Darla-stashed-here.com Just a little something for fans of the TV show Angel.
In order to get a feel for what people want from the Internet, the company i work for is doing a survey. It'll take several minutes to fill out, but if you're one of the first 100 people, they'll send you five dollars. If you do decide to participate, please make an effort to answer the questions thoroughly, because that... read more »
I happen to have a credit card from CitiBank, but I'm hardly unique in that. I got this e-mail today, to an e-mail address that is different from the one I used in registering with CitiBank's online system. Subject: Citi-bank E-MAIL Veerification - Dear _Citibank Member, This message was _sent_ by-the Online-Citibank _server to veerify your E-MAIL... read more »
