Jack Campbell Jr.

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  • Scratched

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    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…

  • Sharks Have to Swim; Writers Have to Write

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    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/

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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.…