Author: jack
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A Burial
A BurialEvery month at The Confabulator Cafe, we write flash fiction based on some sort of prompt. This week, the prompt, a pretty intense painting, was provided by Lawrence-area writer and painter David Dehetre. I started with a shotgun in a little red wagon, and the result was “A Burial.”You can read it now at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/08/a-burial/Enjoy, and…
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Rise Above the Tears
Rise Above the TearsMy Grandpa Joe’s death had a big influence on my life, as well as my writing. There are a lot of readers of this blog that originally came here as a result of that influence. This week, I wrote about his death at The Confabulator Cafe. Feel free to check it out.…
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The Invisible and the Forgotten
I didn’t give them much of a thought this morning. You probably didn’t either. Yet, they were there the entire time. I woke up in the house they built, cooled by the recently-repaired air conditioner. The warm shower woke me up thanks to the hot water they made possible. I got in the car they…
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“Perfect 10” is now available in Insomnia Press, Issue 1
Awhile back, I found an open anthology looking for submissions based on Walt Whitman’s “I Sing the Body Electric.” I re-read the poem and started writing a story of obsession. It went much darker than I originally planned. Too dark, in fact, to submit to the anthology that originally inspired it. The story is called…
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It’s the Hard Knock Life and Free Fiction
It’s the Hard Knock LifeBeing a writer is tough, and sometimes writers are tempted to quit. Sometimes they do quit. This week, The Confabulator Cafe is all about quitting and what brings a writer back again.http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/08/its-the-hard-knock-life/
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Olympic Imagination
The Olympics are an amazing thing. I’m not necessarily referring to the athletic feats accomplished, even though they are spectacular. They are amazing in how they develop a sense of national pride and teach admiration for dedication. A lot of the athletes at this year’s summer Olympics will never be rich because of their sports.…
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Flannery O’Connor reads “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”
Flannery O’Connor reads “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”Most people know I hold a special place in my heart for the Southern Gothic writers, particularly Flannery O’Connor. This link is awesome. O’Connor reads the story at Vanderbilt. There is something about hearing it in her deep southern accent that makes it all the more…
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Scratched
ScratchedThe Confabulator Cafe is starting a new project. All our flash fiction this week focuses on a fictional house named Straeon Manor. Inside Straeon Manor, there are many rooms and the house has stood for a very, very long time. Each writer picks a room and a year, and then writes what happened there.I picked…
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Sharks Have to Swim; Writers Have to Write
Sharks Have to Swim; Writers Have to WriteEvery so often, the question comes up. Why do writers write? More specifically, why do certain writers write. There are certainly easier ways to pass the time, ones with less heartache and a better potential for reward. So, why do I write? Find out at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/07/sharks-have-to-swim-writers-have-to-write/
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Paris Review – The Art of Fiction No. 21, Ernest Hemingway
Paris Review – The Art of Fiction No. 21, Ernest Hemingway. I love looks at famous writers, especially those I admire or consider influences. This is a great, rare look at Hemingway’s workspace and a bit of his process. I love articles like this because they humanize literary giants that sometimes seem larger than life.…