Here’s a four word short story for you:

RIP Brian…
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I’m deeply into the Sloth Stage of choosing a next project to focus my efforts on. 

There’s half a dozen novel-sized ideas I’ve got my eye on next, from sci-fi horror to serial killer mystery, but next is some short stories. I’ve been reading a lot of them, some amazing (O’Henry took me by surprise) and some crap (Hemingway). 

Books on writing have been my latest obsession. On Writing by Stephen King is worth a read by anyone who has any kind of creative bent, and Save The Cat has an interesting view on story structure. 

I’ve even been watching more movies to get a broader idea of what I should write next, though I doubt I’ll dip a toe into screenwriting any time soon. Parasite was great. 

I’ll return when I’ve written something worth sharing, might even throw a short story or two up on here as posts.

Stay safe, everyone.