Tag: fiction
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Gulf War Syndrome Causes Writer’s Block
This winter I showed up to the VA hospital complaining of Writer’s Block. It seems like every time I move to a new place—now that I’m not drinking anymore—I must go through this adjustment period where, until my surroundings are familiar, and until my life feels routine, I’m on my guard all the time. Even…
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Should You Talk about That Novel?
Writing never stops—never fully stops—even during a period that feels like vacation. I’m drafting another novel now. Without giving away too much, I’ll tell you that it’s a young adult horror novel about Elmo Avila, the 12-year-old son of a high-ranking Marine, and Elmo’s visit to a haunted tattoo parlor that his father has blacklisted.…
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Embracing the Wastebasket
In the summer of 2018, I got addicted to the wastebasket. Tossing a poem into it gave me a buzz—like a puff from a Marlboro Red. So, I threw away a short story—more intoxicating, like a shot of Camarena tequila. You know how these things go. I wound up sliding a 300-page memoir into the…
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