Category: Blog
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Classics
Yesterday I reread something that I had only read in high school over 20 years ago. It was one of those books that we were “forced” to read as a part of the curriculum. Now unlike movies or TV shows, I had always been of the mindset that if I read a book once, that…
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Those Things That Derail…
Let’s face it: I have been having a lot of trouble lately. With writing that is. It’s not been easy to get myself to sit in front of the computer and write, although it is what I want to do. Willingly (and almost with enthusiasm), I’ve been running off to take part in almost any…
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Climbing Out A Hole
Four days passed. They passed by almost without warning, and certainly there was no remorse as they sped by. Time passes with unabashed vigor, laughing almost as I stumbled through. And this time, I really did stumble. Life has a funny way of throwing reminders out that we are not in control. All that we…
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Review: On Writing
The other day I finished reading On Writing by Stephen King. In truth, I enjoyed it. If anything though, I learned one thing: it wasn’t what I was hoping for. After reading review after review and hearing person after person say that On Writing was the best book on writing for a fiction writer, I…
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Limitations
There is a creeping doubt. It hides at the edge of my sight — of my thought — where it lingers, stepping back whenever I try to peer into its direction. As the line of between light and darkness shifts, it keeps its footfalls behind the shadow. Truth is there with it; that I am…
Jeremy C Kester 