In the beginning, there was one. It was the ruler of all and it was all. There was nothing outside its domain of control because there was nothing outside of it. I would say how it spent its time, but there was no time. There was no space. There was only it. I could not…… Continue reading The Sympathetic Universe: Part 1
Category: Writing
Carrot
Why did I think it would work? I mean I guess the flaw in my reasoning seems obvious now, but at the time I didn’t even consider that it might not work. When I found those two little carrot seeds hidden in a discarded packet on this godforsaken junk planet, what can I tell you,…… Continue reading Carrot
No Place Like Home
This is a screenplay I wrote for a creative writing class in college. I’m not sure what it’s supposed to be. A pilot for a television show with extremely short episodes? I had to restore it from a PDF I found in my email, and I tweaked it just slightly as I was correcting the conversion…… Continue reading No Place Like Home
I’m not here to make friends
This is an old comedy sketch idea I found in my Evernote archive. Sketch Title : “Upcoming Reality Shows” A series of increasingly ridiculous reality show concepts presented as brief sections from each show. Each section starts with a description of the show, a short clip of the activity, and an interview with someone asserting…… Continue reading I’m not here to make friends
Write a story about the moment when everything changed
This is actually a small fragment of a novel I’d like to write. Fantasy novels are such undertakings, but maybe someday. It was the sort of freak occurrence that would have reverberating effects throughout the realm for generations. Imagine a horse falling out of the sky over your head. Now imagine it has razor sharp…… Continue reading Write a story about the moment when everything changed
Prompt Writing – Pill to grant the powers of a god
Since I received such a positive response to my last prompt entry, I thought I would make a series of entries based on my old prompt responses. Enjoy! Prompt Give a story about a character who discovers that there is a pill to grant the powers of a god. Response “Hypothetically we therefore could postulate…… Continue reading Prompt Writing – Pill to grant the powers of a god
Worst prompt night
Once upon a time I organized a writing night based around bad prompts. Each participant was expected to bring the worst prompt he or she could think of on an index card, then we would trade index cards and write to the prompts. Today I’ll share my prompt, the prompts I wrote to, and what…… Continue reading Worst prompt night
Before I Became a Bestseller
I heard that J.K. Rowling wrote her first copy of “The Sorcerer’s Stone” on a typewriter. I heard that Chuck Palahniuk wrote “Fight Club” between screwing bolts in an assembly line. Harper Lee had a rich friend just buy her a year off from work so she could write “To Kill a Mockingbird.” It turns…… Continue reading Before I Became a Bestseller
Just a Trifle
I stop cold when I see it on the dessert island. A mexican chocolate trifle. I regulate my breathing. In, out, in, out. What an opportunity. All I have to do now is pick it up and take it to the checkout. Stay calm. I struggle to keep my face straight as I amble to the…… Continue reading Just a Trifle
[Writing Prompt] John and Mary
This is an unusual prompt – instead of thirty minutes to write one story, the author is to write three different stories from the same prompt, taking ten minutes for each one. The prompt is simple: John and Mary meet. What happens next? Before you tell me I cheated, let me say it here. I…… Continue reading [Writing Prompt] John and Mary
Samuel Munk 