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2009 Poem-A-Day Challenge

By On March 31, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Writing

April is National Poetry Month, so it’s a perfect opportunity to live up to my URL and flashback to the late 90s when I worked at The Academy of American Poets and was terrorizing the NYC poetry slam scene!

I’ve attempted National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) twice, cranking out 15,000 words on the second try, [...]

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NaNoWriMo 2004 Update: 15,609

By On December 1, 2004 · 2 Comments · In Writing

While technically NaNoWriMo ended yesterday, practically speaking, I fell off the wagon two weeks ago and never managed to get back on. Final word count: 15,609.

Well short of the 50,000 word goal, but an amazing leap forward for me in terms of self-discipline. For the first two weeks, at least. I take some solace [...]

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BABE IN THE WOODS: Nine

By On November 16, 2004 · Leave a Comment · In Writing

Thursday, October 31, 2013: Sherman Park, NY, USA

Herman Ruth stood perfectly still, partially hidden behind a large oak tree three hundred yards into Leitas Pond Park, directly across from Detective Eric Pearson’s house. It was the first time he’d observed the house, but it was the first time he had company doing it.

His [...]

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BABE IN THE WOODS: Eight

By On November 16, 2004 · 1 Comment · In Writing

Thursday, October 31, 2013: Sherman Park, NY, USA

Eric Pearson gave the hot water knob another turn, wanting more than anything at that moment to scald away the invisible layer of fear coating his entire body. He winced sharply, but didn’t back away from the steaming spray showering down on him. He’d been standing there [...]

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NaNoWriMo 2004 Word Count, Day 15

By On November 16, 2004 · Leave a Comment · In Personal

Babe in the Woods, NaNoWriMo Word Count, Day 15: 13,297 (-11,708)

For the second time in three days, I managed to crank out more than the 1,667 words/day minimum, resulting in a 121-word dent in my overall Word Debt. If not for the whole working and sleeping thing, I’d have made even more progress as [...]

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