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Urchin
Output from a writing group, based on one picture taken a long time ago. Stefanos looked at his watch, then again to make sure he saw it right the first time, then cursed under his breath and walked faster. The sun glared at him, making his shirt stick to his shoulders and back. Without looking he knew that the fabric would be visibly staining. It was unlikely he would have time to straighten his appearance in a chilled bathroom at his destination in the steel tower he could
Scott
Apr 27, 20242 min read


3,389 Miles
An occasionally fictional piece written for Redbud Writing Project's Braided Prose Class (8-2023) The road that brings you to Ely is a...
Scott
Aug 6, 20239 min read


It's Hard to Tell in this Light...
From a prompt conducted with the Gotham Writer's Workshop. The J had just pulled away from Bowery a few minutes before. The lights in the...
Scott
Feb 3, 20232 min read


Being Present
An entry to Writer's Digest (edited). Who was that gateway drug to adulthood for you? I had assumed that the subject of the painting...
Scott
Jul 22, 20223 min read


Costa Rica
This is an excerpt of a travel diary - very interesting trip. Much more is available on the people I got to know; small, ring-tailed...
Scott
Jun 7, 20222 min read


Cat Walk - Excerpt from a New Novel
The custodian mostly stripped in front of the bathroom mirror, which made him remember to exercise – later – and then mechanically...
Scott
Jun 6, 20222 min read


Giving Back to the Community
This short fiction began as a response to a prompt from Writer's Digest: develop a 500-word (or less) sketch involving an heirloom item...
Scott
Jun 6, 20224 min read
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