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The Fastest Thing

Sebastian Sanchez - March 19, 2018

I remember a joke of when I was younger. With younger, I mean really young. I don’t remember how old but like, maybe 10? It was definitely in elementary school, that I remember. We used to think we were so cool, my friends and I, telling dirty, “adult” jokes. The premise was simple, a school […]

Tales of a Genre Orphan

Larry Jenkins - January 14, 2013

Okay, here’s the thing about genre: I don’t know where I fit. The first novel I ever wrote . . . (well, let’s be honest, it was the first novel I tried to write) was a terrible science fiction story about a civil war between the Earth and the moon. It was amazingly awful and […]

Let Me Play and I’m a Happy Man

Larry Jenkins - December 31, 2012

I’m not usually a guy who engages in literary exercises. If I’m writing, I want the words I produce to count toward something. Now I understand there is value in learning, and no word written in pursuit of craft is ever wasted. I get that. But I also know myself well enough to realize that […]

Pigtails & Bows (Flash Fiction)

Ashley M. Hill - September 28, 2012

Look, I’m not a bad guy. I’m not the first hot shot to come through these halls. Bernard isn’t the first dude who ever got roughed up because he had a D&D book in his bag. It’s just the rules, you know? I actually like Bernard, in an indistinct sort of way. I don’t know […]

Rituals: They’re Not Just for Cults Anymore

Larry Jenkins - January 16, 2012

As a writer, you need a ritual. I’d recommend staying away from anything poor-hygiene related, and most states tend to frown on animal sacrifice, but whatever oddball habit you need to cultivate to get your mind right, latch onto it, and repeat it over and over and over again. When it comes to your writing […]