“The beast of the gulch is on the move. It hunts without reason. It kills without eating. Its prey is the sound of a beating heart. Within the shallows of the gulch dwells death.”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Special Effects Chest pain Is a constant A wall between myself and the body There is a chronology that I am separated from as I hover Above the flesh, noncommittal Like a prince who can’t make up his mind You’re falling into the water You’re stumbling
Creator Journals 9/28/25 It’s the weekend and I’m at work, but I got the chance to watch a good zombie movie before things started. It was a good morning. I’m not really supposed to be doing anything writing related today, but I started brainstorming cover ideas. There are a lot of things I wish I
Creator Journals 9/26/25 Full steam ahead! Chapter four complete! I should be done my rough draft during the first week of October if not sooner. That should give me plenty of time to get a cover and revise. I may even have time to revise a few more chapters of Beach Knight before November! 2k
Creator Journals 9/26/25 I’ve completed three chapters of “The Cause of Death” Six more to go! It will probably need a substantial amount of revision, but I’ve got time. I’m still trying to figure out my character’s voice. Also, I was writing in a pretty comedic tone when I wrote “Beach Knight” while I want
Sort through the reactions Who came up to batWho prayed for whom And who diedIf I cracked a smile You would call it the mask breaking And If my eyes deceived me you wouldCall it the crack of dawnAn expectation of villainy accompanies The fondest of actions Until I watch you Hang yourself on this
Creator Journals 9/24/25 My wife’s cat passed yesterday. We ended up having to put him down very early in the morning. She’s had that cat for about 18 years. I’ve known him for over ten. It hit us really hard. I wrote out a heartfelt mini-essay about the complexity of grief, and then I deleted
Creator Journals 9/23/25 I had a personal tragedy today. I didn’t write, and I’m typing up this blog post at 11PM, just barely crossing the finish line. I don’t really want to talk about it right now. I may talk about it tomorrow, depending on my mood. Either way, tomorrow I’ll begin writing “The Cause
Creator Journals 9/22/25 Happy Monday everybody. It was a gloriously rainy day. I turned the lights off and worked in the early autumn dimness. A good day. Yeah. I’m gonna throw everything aside and work on my spooky Halloween necromancer story. Well, I’ll at least try to get a few more chapters of Beach Knight
Creator Journals 9/21/25 Happy Sunday! The sky is gray, and I am pleased. Sunday. I don’t write. I only blog. I want to eat a pizza, but the friends I’m visiting with do not desire pizza. All is lost. I’m like a tattered sail drifting on the surface of the sea. We are now playing
Creator Journals 9/20/25 September is nearing its end. Soon it will truly be October. October 2025. Wow. I got insanely exhausted yesterday. That aside, I would like to get to the point where I can easily grind out 2k words a day before I start “The Cause of Death” so I’m trying to fill in
Creator Journals 9/19/25 Off work today. I think writing is harder after I’ve gotten my bath. I should try to write in the morning more instead of the afternoon. Got 1k words in and a good bit of revision. Circles is coming along nicely. I’m definitely a bit tired out after Beach Knight, but I’m
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