So! I'm participating in NaNoWriMo this year (for the first time) because in 2020, I'm taking every opportunity to cling to my frail illusions of hope, meaning, and purpose. Yippy! I've done I decent job this year of putting my money where my mouth is by finally accomplishing things I've long meant to do. I … Continue reading The prologue of my NaNoWriMo project!
Tag: amateur writing
Instagram Poetry Experiment
Over the past few weeks, I've started posting poetry on Instagram.
“Are You My Agent?”
A satire of the querying process, inspired by the children's classic Are You My Mother?
Distance – The Book Version
A poem about anxiety & loneliness.
Habits – The Book Version
With strong 2020 vibes, this is a sample from my recently published poetry volume!
The Haunted Man
In the genre of recounting horrors There’s nothing sacred in invention. Though corny, gory, trite, or tasteless, The sell-out beats the solemn mention Of those unlucky rendezvous The storyteller knows are true And are of our own dimension. When first I spoke my story, as a salesman, The intention capped at provocation, For conversations persuading … Continue reading The Haunted Man
Ghost of a Kung Pao Chicken – Part 2
I’m a server at an Americanized Chinese restaurant. This is based on real experiences: Caroline ate fried rice at one of the nineteen empty patio tables collecting dust that Thursday morning. When she started working at Lee’s Family Kitchen four years before, mornings included a gracious and considerate assortment of noodles and protein cooked fresh … Continue reading Ghost of a Kung Pao Chicken – Part 2
Ghost of a Kung Pao Chicken – Part 1
I'm a server at an Americanized Chinese restaurant. This is based on real experiences: The news confirmed the first local cases on a Tuesday evening, but Nel and Caroline read the news on Wednesday. Nel’s fingers throbbed from the wrong weight of bowling ball as his phone buzzed relentlessly with message after panicked message until … Continue reading Ghost of a Kung Pao Chicken – Part 1
Daniel Up At Night
Daniel expected to be murdered someday. It happened to half of the characters in the movies And at least one person per episode on TV. As Daniel explored more chapter books during his class’s “silent reading time,” He found that some character always died at some point. After school, those books rarely made it out … Continue reading Daniel Up At Night
Orbit
Two moons beyond the twinkling sea Little brother Who waited for big sister to tire of adult distraction And dance as siblings do When they're too young to collect trappings (Aside from bruises) Two moons Two siblings dancing Naked in the dust of space © 2019
The Favoring Wind 