Author Archives: sputterpub

Lego Community

Posted on January 13, 2016 by sputterpub

When Molly was young, she used Legos with her brothers. They constructed tidy villages or irrational towers out of the colored plastic bricks. This was in the olden days, before all the kits and specialized pieces. Before mini-figures. Now she … Continue reading →

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Strategic Love

Posted on January 12, 2016 by sputterpub

I didn’t love him then, and I don’t yet, for I am so protective and resolved that I’ll be warm as love, but I won’t let my selfish heart be suitably involved. “You never love your lover,” says my friend, … Continue reading →

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Trolling

Posted on January 11, 2016 by sputterpub

Within a recessed niche, inside a cave along a waterway, beneath a hill, abides a creature ugly, lonely, brave, whose job is guardian. His monster will is focused like a laser beam, refined on treasure mined for me with my … Continue reading →

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Third

Posted on January 8, 2016 by sputterpub

A pair of days have passed since I began, and they are not behind me, but within. I ventured with a purpose and a plan and not to keep the parts would be a sin against my energy, a weakness … Continue reading →

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Hydrometer

Posted on January 7, 2016 by sputterpub

They say the rain has stopped; I don’t agree. For though the drops don’t fall today from high, there’s water in the air surrounding me and fog fills up the space from ground to sky. As if the earth can’t … Continue reading →

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Writers’ Conference

Posted on January 6, 2016 by sputterpub

We were an odd assortment of semi-competent writers, and we performed variously at the conference. But we all agreed that it was a terrific experience: to be consumed with narrative for three straight days, with no distractions or interruptions. Our … Continue reading →

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Forgettable Moments

Posted on January 5, 2016 by sputterpub

I thought a story had to have a plot – I jotted sex or drugs disturbing peace, but had to crank it up cause I forgot sensation is like porn; it needs increase. So character development was next, but that … Continue reading →

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Upside Down Day

Posted on January 4, 2016 by sputterpub

Deliberately I took the things I like to do and yesterday I broke routine. I didn’t ride the stationary bike. I shampooed after all my skin was clean. I walked a way I’ve never gone before and purchased painted furniture … Continue reading →

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One/One

Posted on January 1, 2016 by sputterpub

It’s January first again, and moist from rain last night and mist that kisses hills. Ten hours since we sat and sipped and voiced a quiet happy new one – sleepy thrills that made a fitting end to that old … Continue reading →

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One New Year’s Eve

Posted on December 31, 2015 by sputterpub

I browsed through a Writer’s Idea book and saw its suggestion about describing my most memorable New Year’s Eve. I scanned my memory and couldn’t come up with a better one than the train trip to Disneyland. That was probably … Continue reading →

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