Eligible Book Snapshot
Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld My rating: 4 of 5 stars Very fine recasting of Pride and Prejudice to 21st century America with liberated woman and massive changes in…
Category: Writing
- Fiction that rises up to my pen
- Poems the few that occur to me
- Books that I’ve been reading
- Writing Craft
New Look for Burning Thoughts.
The web site has a new look-and-feel. I ran some sanity checks, but with so many changes I might have missed some things. Send any comments to rhamill@gmx.com. BeforeAfterLess clutter Thank you,Robert
Walk on the Wild Side
A little exercise about seeing suggested by Damon Knight in Creating Short Fiction Walking on the path through the woods in my neighborhood, I wear a mask. The pandemic, you know. Since my glasses fog…
First Home
“We’re crazy to be freezing. Out in the wilderness, miles from home,” my little brother complained. “I should be playing World of Warfare with my friends." Joey tried to pull the zipper of his coat…
Return to Earth
He who climbs onto the roof should not kickaway the ladder.-Karol IrzykowskiBaltimore CanyonSundaySep. 5, 2258 “Eureka, I have found it!” That’s what I should have said when my prototype Synthesizer finally produced a balanced nutrient…
BR How to Tell a Story
The book, How to Tell a Story, assumed that a book-length product, novel or non-fictional narrative was the end goal. Although I am most interested in short stories, most of the advice and discussion was…
Writing 2019
Published. 3 stories and 2 essays in Maryland Mensa M-Anation Mental Construction web site. Ready for ePubRevised 45 pagesWrote 13 new postsUsed Blog2Print for nice printed book of 35 posts (100 pages)Burning Thoughts blog site.…
Said you were Carrillo on Kurdish
My laptop keyboard has been acting up. The 'm' key doesn't register and the left touchpad click is ignored. I decided to pulled out my headphones, execute an old copy of Dragon, and dictate the…