Writing for writing’s sake
I think this is where I find myself at this late date: writing for writing’s sake. For decades now, I’ve been writing with the goal of publishing and attracting readers … Continue reading
Vorkov!
Yes, my bud, the excellent writer Alex Vorkov, has a new novel out, just in time for Halloween. Appropriately, it’s titled The 31st of October, and it is—I can testify—chilling. … Continue reading
Blast from my blogging past …
Have I mentioned that I was a blogger long before I started What The Hell back in 2013? No? Well, I was, and the blog was called Brother Kenya’s Paradigm—a … Continue reading
A writer’s dilemma …
I don’t want you to think that I’m only going to write about politics from now on, so here’s a writing post. Writers face a lot of conundrums and have … Continue reading
New rules
Artist Richard Diebenkorn had some rules about the way he should approach his work. I can’t remember where I got these, but I was inspired enough to copy and paste … Continue reading
Award seizin’
I just had to share the good news. As proud papa of an online literary journal. A story from The Disappointed Housewife was chosen to appear in the 2021 Best … Continue reading
My 2020 journal is coming next week, and Close to Perfect is free for download here
Next week I’ll be releasing Infamy—A Journal of Our Darkest Year 2020. I put the lid on it Thursday, after the inauguration, trying to end the damn thing on a … Continue reading
Too many thank yous …
I’m usually in a cranky mood when I’m querying agents, and when that coincides with the collapse of our civilization, like these days, you can imagine the mood I’m in … Continue reading
A cautionary tale for writers
Boy, was I happy when I got one of my new flash pieces accepted by an online literary mag! I hadn’t submitted anything new in ages, feeling like it would … Continue reading
Flash flood
I’m on a binge lately. Not on Netflix gruel. Not even competitive drinking, though who could blame someone for indulging these days? No, what I’m bingeing on is writing flash … Continue reading
WHAT THE HELL 