by Jim Stitzel | May 3, 2016 | General
I am struggling today. I woke this morning from a dream I can’t remember still somehow feeling sad and melancholy about it. This has been happening to me a lot lately. One of the side effects of the sleep medication I take (a must, if I hope to actually get a...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 2, 2007 | General
A friend “wrote an entry”:http://fadingdust.wordpress.com/2007/02/01/its-all-in-your-head yesterday that got me thinking – the natural state of so-called ‘rational thinkers’ is, at best, skepticism and, at worst, out-right cynicism and...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 4, 2007 | General
Either I have a cold, cynical heart, or I have a more (ahem) refined literary palette than most people. The reason I say this is because I frequently find myself puzzled at reader reactions to a lot of stories. For example, I’ll read through a given story and...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 20, 2006 | General
“Follow your heart.” “Do what feels right.” “If it feels good, how can it be bad?” Do any of these sound familiar? And this one may _seem_ like it’s different from the three above, but it’s not: “You have to do...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 24, 2006 | Writing
It’s always wonderful to get the chance to work on writing some of my fiction, since I don’t always get the opportunity to write every day. Last night, I pounded out another 1200-word section of a story idea and watched as about two hours just melted away....