by Jim Stitzel | Jul 13, 2006 | Writing
Well, I just wrote and posted the first story, checking in at 600 words, at “Flashes of Speculation”:http://open-dialogue.com/fs/ called “Dragonfly”:http://open-dialogue.com/fs/2006/07/13/dragonfly/. Please, go give it a read and let me know...
by Jim Stitzel | Jul 3, 2006 | Writing
Drive faster! Rain lashed, wipers slashed, Cort plowed through the pouring rain, the demons of his past – both real and imagined – pursued him close behind. Wind whistled, debris whirled into the road ahead of him, utility poles fell behind him....
by Jim Stitzel | May 5, 2006 | Writing
_Note: This story features some strong language and involves a sensitive topic that may prove uncomfortable for some. Please do not continue reading if you think you may be offended at the subject matter._ He just stood there, in the shower, letting the water pour...
by Jim Stitzel | May 1, 2006 | Writing
“The Two Lights competition”:http://clarityofnight.blogspot.com/2006/04/two-lights-short-fiction-contest.html is done, the “judging”:http://clarityofnight.blogspot.com/2006/04/winners-announcement-two-lights-short.html completed, and the...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 15, 2006 | Writing
That night was the first in a long time that he had really prayed. Sure, he had offered up the periodic ‘desperation prayer,’ the kind of prayer that is only raised in an absolute emergency or when a screw-up is made and forgiveness is needed. But those...