Tag Archives: Writing

When A Pet Dies

Posted on September 14, 2021 by kingmidget

I’ve taken a bit of a break from Beelzebub and Lucifer, but I hope to get back to it soon. In the meantime, here’s a piece I submitted somewhere and got the accustomed rejection. When A Pet Dies “What should … Continue reading →

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Can We Care Again?

Posted on January 12, 2021 by kingmidget

It was a grisly crime. The kind that required the television reporters to warn viewers that the “footage may be disturbing.” The kind that had all sorts of things blurred in the videos that showed up on the respectable websites.  … Continue reading →

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My Internal Editor Got Kicked in the Ass

Posted on August 3, 2014 by kingmidget

Through the power of WordPress I “met” another blogger over the past couple of weeks.  We’ve had quite the dialogue via comments.  I was sharing with her that I’m suffering through a severe bout of writer’s block.  On some level … Continue reading →

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A Delayed Omen

Posted on July 20, 2014 by kingmidget

Back in March I wrote about my visit to the Cosumnes River Preserve.  While there, I met a few white herons — a creature that plays a critical role in one of my works in progress — The Irrepairable Past.  I … Continue reading →

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Was My Year A Success

Posted on April 19, 2014 by kingmidget

For a long time I have felt like I’m not writing enough.  Yesterday, I realized it may be that I’m being too hard on myself. About a year ago, I wrote a short story called Northville Five & Dime.  I’m … Continue reading →

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My Writing Process

Posted on April 4, 2014 by kingmidget

Why Do I Write What I Do The simple answer is … because it’s what in my head.  The hard answer … I really don’t know.  I write the stories that are in my head. Okay this isn’t working.  I … Continue reading →

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To Believe in an Omen

Posted on March 31, 2014 by kingmidget

Today is one of those holidays us California government employees get that nobody else does.  Cesar Chavez Day, to honor a man who was the Martin Luther King, Jr., for migrant farmworkers. A day off when nobody else has it … Continue reading →

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There Are No Rules!!!

Posted on March 20, 2014 by kingmidget

Except for those that work for you.  Well, except for one. I’ve been doing this fiction writing thing for a little over ten years now.  I’ve been to two writing conferences.  The first was way back at the beginning of … Continue reading →

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Northville!!!

Posted on March 16, 2014 by kingmidget

I learned something from Pete that summer.  I wasn’t the ugly duckling I thought I was.  I was more than my legs, more than my wheelchair.  There was something inside me that a guy could find beautiful.  When Joey asked … Continue reading →

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An Ending

Posted on February 26, 2014 by kingmidget

Somewhere under the rug, or maybe hiding in the sofa cushions, or maybe swirling down the drain, or buried in the pile of shoes in the closet … I found the ending to Northville Five & Dime.  This story that … Continue reading →

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