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Six Months Earlier… “Here’s the situation.” His conversations almost always started there. It gave him time to weave the lie in his mind. He couldn’t exactly remember when the lying started. Or why. Did it matter? It was a formula. It worked. His brothers always bailed him out. Always had. Always would. Every financial shortfall….
This scene kicks off the first collaborative storytelling effort with my favorite writing partner, Jeff Stanford, since…sometime in the late 20th Century. We’ve both been swamped with jobs and family life. Now we’re doing what we can to cater to our creative tendencies while still balancing those other important obligations. With this project, we’re leaping…
I told her I’d call. No, I know, I always tell them I’ll call. I just never do. It’s not me; it’s them. Sometimes I need other people. Mostly, I don’t. Can’t tolerate company. When I can stomach a companion, it’s always short-term. A one-night stand is usually too big a commitment. So as I…
On Aug. 8, 1989, the Space Shuttle Columbia rocketed into space for a 5-day secret mission. Now it’s time for true confessions: your character’s got a secret. Write about it and explore why they’ve kept that secret for so long. Send your exercise to jointhesaga@gmail.com and I’ll share it as time allows!
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