Jack Campbell Jr.

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  • My Macabre Mentor

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    My Macabre MentorWriters get bombarded with no shortage of tips and advice. Writing is something that everyone does a little bit differently, yet countless books, classes, and workshops have been made in an attempt to isolate the working parts that build a better writer.This week, The Confabulator Cafe asked us for the best and worst…

  • Fear and the Fourth in Clearfield

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    The Fourth of July is a time of family, fireworks, a hot grill, and a scorching sun. For me, many of my Fourth of July memories revolve around the small Iowa town of Clearfield. Clearfield is a rural town of only a couple hundred people. Broadway is a wide two block street flanked by crumbling…

  • Punch the Boogey Man in the Throat, News, and Free Flash Fiction

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    Punch the Boogey Man in the Throat, News, and Free Flash FictionWriter’s Block is a controversial subject among writers. Some see it as about as real as the monster in your closet. Others swear they have seen the beast up close and personal. I don’t believe in writer’s block as anything more than a manifestation…

  • Whose Woods These Are

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    Whose Woods These AreThis week, the Confabulator Cafe asked for interpretations of campfire stories. My submission, “Whose Woods These Are” is now available. Stop by and check it out, and look for new stories every day this week from the rest of the Confabulator Cafe writers. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/06/whose-woods-these-are/ 

  • Poetic License

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    Poetic LicenseI don’t write poetry, but it has been influential to my writing. The concepts of  attention to detail, economy of words, and metaphorical writing have been important. It has also been an inspiration in otherwise barren times. See my thoughts at The Confabulator Cafe.http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/06/poetic-license/

  • Submit or Perish

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    Submit or PerishSubmission is an important part of writing, especially if you want to make a career out of it. This week, the Confabulator Cafe asked for our thoughts on submitting. See my answer at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/06/3217/ and be sure to check out the other posts, as well.

  • Whispering and Shouting with Bradbury

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    “What are the best things and the worst things in your life, and when are you going to get around to whispering or shouting them?” – Ray Bradbury This morning, Ray Bradbury died. It is strange to write that sentence. It’s one of those things that never quite seemed possible. The writer that never grew…

  • Interdisciplinary Love Song and new Flash Fiction

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    Interdisciplinary Love Song and new Flash FictionIn my latest Confabulator Cafe blog, “Interdisciplinary Love Song,” I write about experience and writing what you don’t know. Also, check out the pages links for “Mercury Beach,” a flash fiction piece that appeared on The Confabulator Cafe last week. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/06/interdisciplinary-love-song/ 

  • Mercury Beach (Flash Fiction)

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    Mercury Beach (Flash Fiction)This week, The Confabulator Cafe asked us to write a piece of flash fiction, a thousand words or less, involving dreams and cooking. See my latest piece of flash fiction, “Mercury Beach,” at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/05/mercury-beach-flash-fiction/Thanks for reading.

  • Minor Moments

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    It is human fate to have our dreams and to chase them throughout our lives. But dreams are fleet-footed. They tease our hope then slip through our fingers time and again. But, in the end, the chase and those minor moments of success are what will matter. I’ve been thinking a lot about dreams lately.…