Category Archives: Writing

Fiction

Posted on May 7, 2026 by sputterpub

The lunch did not occur. There was no faceacross a table nor a bubbling potof cassoulet. Opinions here do trace;the lunch did not. There’s license to facilitate a plot(with hopefully no forcing, and with grace) –a fledgling author thought it … Continue reading →

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The Rise of Outline

Posted on April 17, 2026 by sputterpub

I always thought an outline was the startof any well-intended work of prose.But nothing organized became a partof paragraphs I ventured to composetwo months ago, and weekdaily. I choseinstead to draft in pieces what I aimedto say. Now look what … Continue reading →

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No Legacy Words

Posted on March 13, 2026 by sputterpub

Near 20 years ago my father died,and statements Mom then made resound in me.Although since 6 she tended to deridewhat drafts I shared of prose and poetry,she voiced concern about her legacy.She looked askance and warned “Don’t paint me ill.”At … Continue reading →

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Historiculture

Posted on March 7, 2026 by sputterpub

As pages mount, the fruit of daily draft,they water shoots of memory, from seedsimplanted in soft banks that guide a raftdown streams that swell with melt no dam impedes.The passages reveal as work proceeds;now differences in characters appear.I plan to … Continue reading →

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Angling

Posted on February 24, 2026 by sputterpub

I’m casting back to 43 years old,the age my youngest is, and as I lookaround for recollections lines might hold,I feel I need some substance for the hook.I may not find good memories to bookunless my research yields what I … Continue reading →

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True Fiction

Posted on February 18, 2026 by sputterpub

I understand that recall isn’t true,and witnesses are infamously wrong,so will it matter all that much to youif I’m inventive when I write your song?I promise to be credible, endueyour deeds with motivation clear and strong.I feel compelled to make … Continue reading →

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Origin

Posted on February 16, 2026 by sputterpub

If I postponed a project’s originuntil I had the perfect starting phraseand outline too, I never would begin.Instead I start, and as the work displays,it triggers gears that mesh and move within –emotion lubricates, idea conveysattention to momentum’s certain speedand … Continue reading →

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Personal Gain

Posted on January 25, 2026 by sputterpub

This daily poetry can’t all be great,though I condition for integrity.More often than a piece to celebrate,it’s used to store minutia about me.My current mood or some activityI wish to recollect will float this boat.I’m quietly enjoying victory,implying, lest these … Continue reading →

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Twenty Twenty-six

Posted on January 17, 2026 by sputterpub

Near ten days into Twenty Twenty-sixI finished with the circum-holidays.The fetes were done, and down were candle wicks,the birthdays celebrated, and the mazeof novelties were solved. I need no fix –I’m feeling fine – I’m readying to blazea path projected … Continue reading →

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The New Recipe

Posted on January 16, 2026 by sputterpub

I used to think the barrier to proseat length was lack of patience for the plotproceeding at the pace it should. I choseshort forms instead, accepting what I’m not.But as I edge toward days when I’ll composewithout a detailed outline, … Continue reading →

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