Chapter 2 After my fall from grace, time got all confused. I remember darkness, a lot of pain, some garbled voices, a flash of a person’s face here and there, and a lot of blood. It was like when you fall asleep during a good movie and you try hard to stay awake and pay … More Crash Corrigan–Chapter 2
Chapter 3 I felt bad for Mom. She had her hands full, Dad wasn’t there to help her, and my being in the hospital was my own blamed fault. So when my eyes continued to play tricks on me, and the whispering started up again, I kept it to myself. There was only one person … More Crash Corrigan–Chapter 3
CHAPTER 1 What was I thinking? Those are usually the first words out of people’s mouths when they hear about the incident at the Johnson County Courthouse. They hear about how I climbed the four floors of scaffolding outside the old building early on Sunday morning (the only time we knew there wouldn’t be workers … More Crash Corrigan–chapter 1
A scientist friend of mine tells me that if it can’t be measured, it doesn’t exist. Well, I am here to tell you that she’s wrong. I know from experience that these things exist. There are things around us that we can’t see, can’t hear and can’t feel. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t as … More Prologue: Crash Corrigan
I have the first 1540 words written on my new book. You can read them here: http://roughwriters.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=novels&thread=115 Be aware: these are from a very rough draft.
I’m running out of excuses to prevent me from putting words on paper. The arguing still continues, but the procrastinator in me is losing out. Thanks to Edward Cheever for being willing to participate in a mini NaNoWriMo–just the two of us. We agreed to write 1,500 words a day for the next 30 days … More Procrastination and…
I picked up a Young Adult book while I was in Siloam Springs, Ark. because it looked interesting, and because Young Adult books–especially fantasy ones–are hot right now. The series is called The Ranger Apprentice, and though it has flaws is pretty good. It made me think about audience and how I should be writing … More Epiphany
I spent the morning at Burton Adventist Academy in Arlington, Texas, where I talked with senior and junior high school students about newswriting and writing opinion articles. I had a great time, and I hope they did too. While I was getting ready for class to start, I was approached by the sixth grade teacher, … More Worth it
Just a few words today because between Mother’s Day and Graduation I am spread pretty thin, Congratulations to Edward, Jessica, Karen, Aldrin and Rolando for surviving my class and those of other professors and moving on to the ranks of the unemployed. Hope the transition to being viably employed is swift and smooth. Since I … More Commencement…and commitment
I stand in the shadows, still a bit disoriented after my monumental trip through time. I check the chronometer on my wrist. The date and location is correct, even though things look differently than I remember. We think about our high school years as being traumatic and yet exhilarating, memorable and yet brutal, and they … More “Time machine”
