Welcome to Fiction Friday. Every Friday I share with y’all a glimpse into the mind of Zach the Zombie and some of his friends. Today, Zach and Arthur devise a plan to get into the city. You know the drill–this is not really edited at all, and yes, this scene needs a lot more flesh…so to speak. It’s on the rewrite list! I appreciate your grace and forgiveness for all the flaws! 🙂   Dammit! You’d think as many times as I’ve done this, I’d start tripping over a different rock. Maybe my brain is starting to rot? Or maybe I’m just an idiot! There […]

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Welcome to Fiction Friday.  Every Friday I share with y’all a glimpse into the mind of Zach the Zombie and some of his friends.  Today, I wanted to share two early (and out of sequence) pieces that show a little bit more about The City. You know the drill–this is not really edited at all, so grace and forgiveness, please…no red pens!  🙂 I see the City in the distance, shimmering waves of heat rise between here and there, making it seem unreal. As we stumble closer, I begin to see it more clearly.  Shelter after shelter. Shelters on top of […]

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When you start chasing a dream, it’s new, it’s fresh. You feel inspired. You decide on a focus. You set a schedule. Word counts, posting goals. You tweet. You write. You watch as your traffic grows and you celebrate your tenth subscriber. There are hard times, too. There are days when you really just want to stay in bed, but you get up and you slog it out. There are days when the words don’t come easy. You get in the ring, lace up your gloves, and come out battered and bloody with maybe only a couple hundred words to […]

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Welcome to Fiction Friday.  Each Friday, I’m sharing with y’all a glimpse into the mind of Zach the Zombie and some of his friends. Here’s Zach, just as he’s gotten into the City. You know the drill–this is very minimally edited.  I continue to appreciate grace and forgiveness for errors!  🙂   The sun feels brighter here. The leaves of the trees smell crisp and green. What does green smell like anyway? Not sure, but these leaves smell green. Seriously. Anyway…breaking a habit is hard, but I’m determined. As I creep through the city, I learn to be quiet. I practice. […]

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Welcome to Fiction Friday. Some of you, dear readers, are here because you support me and you will read pretty much anything I write. I love and cherish you guys. But I also know that many of you are also here because you are comrades-in-armspens. Many of you love to write as much as I do. This post is for you. About two months ago, as part of Jeff Goins’ 15 Habits challenge, I took a risk and posted an excerpt of a short story idea I had been playing with off-and-on for a while. You guys have been incredibly supportive, […]

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