Jack Campbell Jr.

Tag: The Confabulator Cafe

  • A Burial

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    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…

  • Rise Above the Tears

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    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.…

  • It’s the Hard Knock Life and Free Fiction

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    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/

  • 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/

  • New Flash Fiction and the Latest from The Confabulator Cafe

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    “Collectors,” the flash fiction piece that appeared at The Confabulator Cafe last Monday, is now available here on This Average Life. Find it on the pages list to the right. In my latest Confabulator Cafe blog, I write about what I consider to be my strengths as a writer, and what I enjoy about my…

  • Site News – Script Frenzy and FREE FLASH FICTION!

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    Sometimes, when a piece of fiction gets published, the writer retains the rights after the initial publication. I have decided to make some of that work available on my site, free of charge to my readers. If you look beneath my photo on the right side of your screen, you will see a new page…

  • C Is for Cat

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    C Is for CatI have written a new original flash fiction piece for The Confabulator Cafe. The challenge was to write a piece of under 1000 words based on a picture I was assigned. The picture was selected from Flickr using my last name and my birth date.Please read it at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/03/c-is-for-cat-flash-fiction/ and thank you…