Tag Archives: fiction

Way Back in the Wayback Machine

Posted on July 14, 2020 by

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Transforming Fear into Fiction

Posted on March 25, 2020 by

How to use these strange times to propel your words Never have we seen such widespread fear in our society. Yet we were warned. Scientists have predicted a major pandemic. We all coasted along, visiting the world easily, indulging ourselves, … Continue reading →

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Love, a Dream, and a Theft

Posted on March 14, 2018 by

My Secret Relationship with Ursula K. Le Guin’s Mother by Chuck Mallory To understand, you need to know I grew up in a very small town in the 1960s. My mother was able to put me in first grade at … Continue reading →

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Angst. Just your general angst.

Posted on March 21, 2016 by

I know writing is not supposed to be fun. I know it is not necessarily supposed to be hard. I know it can work well as you get into the “flow” and time and space disappear beneath the rapid-fire sequence … Continue reading →

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