Tag Archives: DPchallenge

Weekly Writing Challenge: Collecting Detail

Posted on December 21, 2013 by

You don’t need to leave the house to enter different worlds, they’re all hiding right here. I got down on all fours at eye-level with the three dogs and galloped across the tile from the kitchen through the dining room, … Continue reading →

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Song for winter

Posted on December 9, 2013 by

The ocean pounds the rocks and the sky’s gone to slate, and it’s the sound of lovers dashed to pieces, in the mist: and it’s all we ever wanted, to disappear to the roar of the applause and go back … Continue reading →

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It’s not your story once you tell it

Posted on December 8, 2013 by

My friend wrote a blog post about a Thanksgiving where his uncle got drunk and they had to call 911. He told me more about it when I met with him on Friday, and described some detail I didn’t remember … Continue reading →

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The Golden Hour of Knowing, The Witchcraft of Writing

Posted on December 5, 2013 by

I repositioned a photo of my dad in a mirror over the fireplace in our den. It’s odd because I look at the mirror and see myself, and also see him in the corner, and I look at both of … Continue reading →

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Youngs Snug Bar: the story behind the sign

Posted on December 4, 2013 by

Mike and I drove down from London to the south of France in a VW camper van with a gay couple my step-dad befriended in the 60s. Rob and Paul were a gruff duo who rarely touched, and slept in … Continue reading →

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Myths of the living

Posted on December 3, 2013 by

I keep a journal in a pocket notepad, but the journal is different from what I write here. The notepads cover about three months at a time before I get a new one, and then I save them in a … Continue reading →

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As I lay dying, lying about death

Posted on November 30, 2013 by

All the people who work at the bar seem to have part of their brains missing. They’re confused about what’s on tap and always have to check with someone else; I wonder if they’re hungover or just stupid. And that’s … Continue reading →

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