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Author Archives: William V. Burns
Cudgel and Blade
There’s a short story that’s been staring me in the face for a year or more now. It’s a good science fiction tale, with an underdeveloped narrator and two possible endings. The penultimate chunk of words (about 1,200 or so) … Continue reading
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What Should You Do Today?
What should you do today? Place Chekov’s gun on the mantelpiece. Walk into a hard-boiled detective’s office. Explain to a youth that they must go on a quest into a terrible land to fulfill a prophecy. Create something new and … Continue reading
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What Wonders Can You Make?
What can you make today? What particle of your imagination can you share? What idea, mysterious and fresh can you dredge from the caverns of mind? What can you write, and disseminate among us? What will we think of it, … Continue reading
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