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The Story Room
Welcome to the Story Room. From my Bottled Messages of unmitigated randomness to my Writing Rambles of short stories, this is a place of comfy chairs, cluttered shelves, and wholesome reading.
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Christmas Doesn’t Need Us
Message in a Bottle #9 I can’t feel Christmas coming like I used to. “It’s two hours till Christmas and I find myself having to dig for...
El Capitan
Dec 21, 20222 min read
Winter’s Rest
Message in a Bottle #8 I get this way sometimes… Any speed Iv’e gained screeches to a halt, momentum dries up like a sandy riverbed....
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Dec 5, 20222 min read
The Adventure Continues…
Message in a Bottle #7 I have always been captivated by books, the smell of them, the way the bulk of a hearty tome feels in my hands....
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Aug 18, 20223 min read
Memories like Summer Sunshine
Message in a Bottle #6 Have you ever loved something, not only because it's unquestionably amazing, but even more so because of the...
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Jun 24, 20224 min read
The Shadows of Winter
Message in a Bottle #5 Have you ever noticed how the shadows change in the winter? Their color? Their deep silence? I have and it has...
El Capitan
Feb 14, 20224 min read
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Message in a Bottle #4 It’s the most wonderful time of the year! But maybe not so much because of the much mistletoeing, and jingle...
El Capitan
Dec 21, 20212 min read
Those who will Fly no More
A Poem I found a downed angel on the wings of dusk, where the sky still burned with zealous lust in the low west and a heron hunted in...
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Oct 27, 20211 min read
Nothing Left
Writing Rambles #19 Wow! I wrote this one almost two years ago exactly! Just a few days short. This ones brutal. If I remember correctly,...
El Capitan
Oct 27, 20212 min read
Endless Blue
Writing Rambles #18 Not exactly sure where this one came from. It was fun though. I could picture the scene so vividly. Just the wide...
El Capitan
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Rejuvenating Droughts
Message in a Bottle #3 The other day, I went walking over the exposed bits of a dried up riverbed. The Mississippi River bed. Have you...
El Capitan
Oct 6, 20213 min read
The Dulcimer that took Twenty Years to Finds
Writing Rambles #17 The hammered dulcimer is one of my very favorite instruments. I just might have to send a Message in a Bottle about...
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Oct 5, 20213 min read
Escapees of the Flames
Writing Rambles #16 This one’s got some SOUE vibes for sure. Also, I changed the title from what I originally named it, because I want to...
El Capitan
Oct 5, 20212 min read
Glendor the Champion
Writing Rambles #15 This ones quite dear to me. I really enjoyed playing around with these characters and setting. They nestled their way...
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Sep 1, 20212 min read
The Superior Story
Writing Rambles #14 Artwork by me! From left to right: Ronny, Tommy, Taryn, Roreth, and Mia This ones funny. This is actually through the...
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Sep 1, 20212 min read
And He set the Captive Free
Writing Rambles #13 Another prompt! This one came to mind particularly fast. I wanted it to be dramatic and the prompt just made me...
El Capitan
Jul 1, 20212 min read
Subway Base
Writing Rambles #12 For this prompt, I didn’t write the first thing that came to my mind or the second for that matter. I didn’t want to...
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Jun 29, 20212 min read
High Speed Departure
Writing Rambles #11 This prompt inspired something rather sad, opposed to the adventure and travel vibes someone might expected the...
El Capitan
Jun 25, 20212 min read
Warden of the Greanwood
Writing Rambles #10 This prompt inspired a little bit of fantasy which I don’t often write, but absolutely love to read. I adore all...
El Capitan
Jun 25, 20213 min read
He Called her Cat
Writing Rambles #9 The outcome of this prompt amuses me because I don’t usualy do the love story stuff. I can’t write anything much past...
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Jun 24, 20212 min read
Caterpillar Summers and Frigid Cold Winters
Writing Rambles #8 This prompt inspired something a little more sad. When I think of memory loss, at least on a substantial level, I...
El Capitan
Jun 24, 20212 min read
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