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I Wonder What Happens Next

April 10, 2013 by

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Me: Tomorrow’s Monday! Rick: (flatly) I love you, bear. Me: I shouldn’t say that with so much glee? Rick: Yeah. It’s possible that I was a little more than reasonably excited about getting back to work this week. But come on, I knew it was going to be fun. I’ve been running through the last […]

Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting

April 8, 2013 by

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I tell her I love her like not killing or ten minutes sleep beneath the low rooftop wall on which my rifle rests. I tell her in a letter that will stink, when she opens it, of bolt oil and burned powder and the things it says. I tell her how Pvt. Bartle says, offhand, […]

You’re a Criminal as Long as You’re Mine

April 5, 2013 by

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This song is surprisingly apropos more than one of the relationships in Wizards.*   * Playlist link here because WordPress doesn’t want to play nice and link to it properly.  

Complete First Draft = Celebratory Jello Shots and Dancing on the Table

April 4, 2013 by

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So I’m just now realising that I didn’t tell you I finished the book. I finished the book!* What now, you ask? Basking in the glory of the finished work? Anxiety spiral about whether it’s good enough? Celebratory jello shots and dancing on the table? The last one, definitely. Beyond that I decided to take […]

Drink Me

April 2, 2013 by

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Me: So I’m trying to think of a title for my book. Arkem: Bob. Me: That’s the name of my car. Rick: Bruce. Me: You guys are useless. I am bad at titles. These guys are clearly worse. But honestly, ‘Bruce’ wouldn’t be that much more inappropriate than the working title it currently has. I […]