I recently went to Georgia with some friends of mine. They were going to visit family and I had never been to Georgia so I said “I’m down. Let’s go!” It also didn’t hurt them to have an extra man on defense as they were driving from Dallas to North Georgia with 2 children under … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Creative writing
I Can Be Your Hero Baby
I am a hero. Yeah, I’m saying it. No sense in being bashful about it. You don’t ever see Batman going “No, actually…I’m not him. People make that mistake all the time. I just wear this latex suit because it breaths well when I jog.” I saved a life this week, y’all. Here’s the back … Continue reading
A Conversation With Stephen King
Last week I got to cross a big item off the Bucket List. One that I never really thought would get crossed off, so I actually had forgotten about it until the opportunity presented itself in crazy, random sort of happenstance way. Stephen King was in Dallas last week promoting his new novel 11/22/63 (about a guy who … Continue reading
Oh The Horror
I have a deep and profound love of horror. I have my whole life. As a kid (and still to this day quite frankly) my favorite part of Willy Wonka was when they take the boat into the tunnel and Gene Wilder is reciting that eerie poem with a look of insanity in his eye while … Continue reading
Momma Needs a New Pair of Shoes
After reading through so many literary agencies’ submission guidelines, I have decided it is time to enter some writing contests. See, agents want to back someone with credentials. They want someone who already has something to show for their writing (i.e. an award, or publication in a lit mag or even previous novel publication) and/or … Continue reading