Progress, Not Perfection
“Are you kidding me? A moped? You drive a moped?” He glowered at me. If he’d had shoulders, they’d have shrugged. I shrugged mine instead, “Take it or leave it—or use the wings you came with.” His beak opened and closed in […]
SPACE is a silent and vastly dead expanse, yet filled with marvels of life, twists of physics, furnaces of unimaginable fire, and wastelands of matter-shattering cold. There is no greater ocean for humanity to sail, no more perilous journey, and none more […]
The flying machine hovered over the island of Dooleys Wood, a single blade whining in the balmy air. Various memorised schematics of helicopters popped into Blue’s mind (he remembered everything). The aircraft was like no other helicopter. A hybrid. Directional jet engines […]
So it is day twelve of NaNoWriMo and I have decided that this year’s attempt is a bust. I’m enjoying the story idea and I will definitely be pursuing it in some fashion, but I know that I’ve fallen far enough behind […]
It is day six of NaNoWriMo and I am already way behind, but I’m working on it. I thought I would share my progress as of last night, so here you have it: It started with a boom. Somewhere off […]
It is that time of year again. It is NaNoWriMo time, and I am going to give it a shot this year despite my rather full plate. I know, you’re saying, “But Eric, you still have to edit AR2 and get it […]
Noomi realized that none of her confreres (literally: criminal brothers) from the Alternaut Academy had acknowledged her presence, but, before she could become indignant, a tall, lean man with a clipboard walked into the room. “My name is Sergeant R. Lee Ermey,” […]
“I don’t know,” Evan said. “He was really angry in the lab. I’ve seen him lose his temper, but I’ve never seen him throw things in the lab, especially when his pet project is being tested. He didn’t even stop when the […]
So it turns out that I do not have carpal tunnel syndrome. What I am suffering with is a pinched nerve in my elbow. I now have drugs and I am doing well enough to get back to work on my second […]
He looked up at the door at the top of the stairs, still sealed. Hoping the worst was over, he leaned down to whisper to Magali. Just as he started to speak, he heard the soft beep from above. He looked towards […]