Another scene from my work in progress It Chose Three. I was thinking about Ross’s feedback recently. He asked me “Why does Emma not tell people?” after reading the scene where Emma’s basketball friends ask Sophie why Emma isn’t going to play that year. I thought and thought about it. And then, it slipped to… Continue reading Why Didn’t You Tell? (WIP ICT)
Chapter 1: The Urchin’s Book Three American teachers sat around a small, circular table eating pizza in Phenom Pehn, Cambodia. It did not taste the same as an American pizza, but we had all learned to stop comparing. It wasn’t bad, either; just different – something in the sauce or type of cheese, maybe. The… Continue reading Untitled Cambodia Project (WIP)
“”Not many Americans know/recall that time, much less have been there,” my brother texted me. “Blend the historic with your experience.” It is January 7, 2022, bitter-cold and windy outside, and a pandemic has been raging for the past two years. A few days ago my brother, DJ, had mentioned listening to Slaughterhouse 5 by… Continue reading My Brother Inspired Me To Write About Cambodia
These aren’t necessarily New Year’s resolutions, though I am not opposed to those. It’s been a long time since I’ve done them. I like facing a new year with some sense of resolution, control, and energy for betterment. I also think that kind of energy and resolution should be throughout your life, and there’s nothing… Continue reading What Will I Be Up To?