"Something" - April 2007

This is a very short story - more or less. I don't think there's enough conflict for it to actually be categorized as a "short story," and I've been told that the ending sounds a bit too much like a punchline, but - don't tell anyone! - that's kind of the effect I was going for. :)

Something

Panoramic Exercise - February 2007

My Techniques of Fiction professor asked us to write a "panoramic opening." In a panoramic opening, the narrator begins a particular piece like the base of a triangle; or, completely zoomed out over a planet/country/landscape/etc., then slowly zooms in, focusing on smaller details and smaller details until the only thing left to describe is action from a character. Steinbeck does this in the beginning of Of Mice and Men. Here's my attempt.

Panoramic Exercise

Getting Started.

I'm starting this "blog" as a place to gather my various writing experiments and projects. I have a lot of them, and (if I can say so without sounding conceited) a lot of people who'd like to read them. So! This saves me paper (and thus, money) and time, and I don't feel like I'm forcing my writing on anyone. If they'd like to read it, they can come here!

Let's get started, shall we?