For several weeks I have wandered through an anthology of Lovecraft's short stories and novellas. I can honestly say that Lovecraft is far from my favorite author, but he does prove entertaining in a dark and twisted Dickensian sort of way. I admire the bridge between the old and the new he built while stepping …
Author: zachwinderl
A Wise Man Once Said…
I once had a teacher who taught me a singular phrase - People will have conversations with, or without you. It's an interesting sentence with more weight than it would seem. I'm guessing I'm not the only college student to recall these words upon graduation. Over the years I have forgotten and recalled this phrase …
The Necklace
Penny stood barefoot, her toes curled at the lip of the rooftop. With arms spread wide she stared from her solitude at the skyline before her, at the lights twinkling like terrestrial stars. Sounds of life drifted up to her solitary aerie, reminding her of the missing piece of her life. Her gaze …
The Busker Abides
A few shorts have left my brain to be enshrined in the annals of digital history, at least until some cataclysmic event washes away my digital footprint. One is a continuation of A New World in which a road-trip is required to save a sister away at college. The other piece is about a world …
A New World
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Funny, how a single, twenty-four hour span can car-wreck your perspective on the world. I was home from my freshman year of college, wasting the summer away. That meant I had the best of both worlds, college friends and high school friends. Summertime …
A Few Five Stars
The writing began with a flurry and slowed with reviewing and editing. Then, in the doldrums of summer, it died. Summer calls for slinging paint and funding this addiction of mine. Now, however, school has started back up and the demands for beautiful painting have dropped off. Writing begins again. Kozue has been talking to …
In Search Of…
As I sit here pondering the next step I can honestly say I'm glad it rained last night. Now I have the afternoon free to paint with words instead of brushes. Plus, it's ninety-something out in the sun and I can hide under the ceiling fan in here. Last week I published Atom & Go: …
Jumping the Gun
I've heard the saying, "the early bird gets the worm." Unfortunately, I'm not sure this applies. Amazon said publishing through their site could take 72 hours. Rest assured it does not. I just published Atom & Go: Genesis. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GL98DKD If the 72 hours had played out my first book would have been published on my …
Input Welcomed
I'm currently working my way through Amazon's publication process with the 21st my goal. One of the requirements (suggestions) is a blurb about Atom & Go: Genesis. I am doing my best, but have always found condensing the book into three paragraphs to be the hardest part of writing. I have a draft, but would …
The Day of Reckoning Approaches
For all those who have faithfully followed my blog-site... many thanks. This has all been a major learning experience. Atom & Go has been a work of passion and love as I've poured my imagination into the words on the page. For those of you who don't know, I had an accident last summer and …
The Literary Busker 