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Category Archives: Sunday Stories
The Adventure of Peeps: Part II
For the first part of the story, click here. The branches of the forest trees scraped against the dome of the dusky sky as if to sweep the stars away. Creatures of unknown kind croaked and rustled in the swamp … Continue reading →
Admittedly Late
I am a procrastinator. It took me years just to admit it. ๐ But seriously, procrastination is a problem in my life. I am weighed down by a gigantic mass of pending tasks, from the small things, like loading the … Continue reading →
The Adventure of Peeps: Part I
Here it is, the first installment of the new Sunday Story. I didn’t have much time to work on it. I reserve the right to add or change details as I work on other installments, because Peeps has not yet … Continue reading →
Double Feature
Looking back over my old blog posts, I find that I miss the Vonnegut Marathon and Sunday Stories. I’d like to bring those features back in some way. I don’t know if I’ll have the time, though. I suppose I … Continue reading →
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Some Progress
I have made some progress on Writing Challenge #1. I wrote out several pages longhand. I am not quite done with the story, though, and I want to let it sit in my brain a little longer. I also need … Continue reading →
Writer’s Block Revisited
I haven’t written anything but blog posts lately, and not even a lot of those. No Christmas cards, no rhymes, no journal entries. That’s bad. One good thing about Sunday Stories, it got me to write once in a while. … Continue reading →
The Story, Part VIII (The End)
I needed to finish the story that I started so that I could focus on my novel. So here it is, a very rough draft, with just enough words to complete the story. For the start of the story and … Continue reading →
The Story, Part VII
It’s Sunday and time for a tiny bit of story. For the start of the story and links to other installments, see this post. His high mood lasted until the following week at breakfast. He was eating scrambled eggs and … Continue reading →
Same Old Story
I’m not doing so well with this whole Sunday Stories thing, am I? I often have a good excuse. Like today, the little housewarming party we were supposed to attend turned out to be more like a local festival, with … Continue reading →
The Story, Part VI
Boy, was it hard to write this part! It’s rough, but it’s out. Whew! For the start of the story and links to other installments, see this post. The days flew by and Phil adjusted to living in relative comfort. … Continue reading →