I think COVID is making me crazy. Not the quarantine part – the virus itself, what it’s doing to my mind. As I write this, I picture the microscopic COVID critters crawling through the cracks in my brain mass like spiders, weaving intricate webs of madness. Fatigue and dizziness are… Continue reading…
E5R LOG 00 ESTABLISHING CONNECTION…. ESTABLISHING CONNECTION…. ESTABLISHING CONNECTION…. OKULOUS-10 LINK ESTABLISHED. CONFIRMING SITE….SITE E5 RECEIVING. CONFIRMING SIGNAL….RECEIVING TEXT ONLY. BROADCAST UNAVAILABLE. E5R LOG 01 Alexandra Boldt here, Communications Specialist for OKULOUS-10, waking from zombie sleep. Groggy. Other crew members awake before me. Muscular atrophy. Hope it goes away soon…. Continue reading…
We’ve been waiting so long. We both forgot. What did we forget? The time? What we were doing? What we were waiting for? There’s a sound beyond the door. The doctor? We listen, holding our breaths. Another door opens. Not ours. Not for us. The entire hospital waits. Machines wait… Continue reading…
Cal Newport recently published an article about Ray Bradbury and his short story THE MURDERER. What caught my attention is how real the world Bradbury illustrated has become. Interestingly enough, HUMAN also captures this idea of being constantly connected, though my focus is not on the mental distraction as portrayed… Continue reading…
Perhaps the most motivating feeling in the world is to self-publish an ebook for the first time. For me to see my own work on Amazon available for sale is an incredible experience. Last week I self-published my short story, HUMAN, and of course I encourage everyone to read it…. Continue reading…
Highlights Ideas are more important than the writing itself. Flash fiction and short stories are essential mediums for ideas. We need ideas that haven’t been written about before. Welcome to the 51st episode of Interviews from the Void, where I interview writers about their writing process, discussing the mechanics and… Continue reading…