The first of five recently accepted pieces of mine is now available to read here: https://www.bebarbar.com/blog/dinner-at-home I hope you enjoy it!
the end of a long, dry era
I received an acceptance last night for a novella I wrote in 2019 and 2020. After many years of rejections and uncertainty, it finally has a home. This novella is important to me because it is the first thing I wrote after deciding not to give in to my fears of inadequacy. It is something …
Daily writing promptHave you ever broken a bone?View all responses I have broken the bones of cows and sheep and crushed them in my teeth and sucked the marrow. I have torn open the skulls of fish and plucked out their eyes to lick the gelatinous socket. I have splintered the bones of trees with …
careen
Daily writing promptWhat is your career plan?View all responses My career plan is to dig a hole. When all desirable and fulfilling jobs are done by machines and AI, I will dig a hole to prove my worth to a society obsessed with work. I will dig a hole six feet deep and eight feet …
Daily writing promptWhat was the last live performance you saw?View all responses -The mountain glowing white and blue on a cloudless dawn. Three goldfinches dancing circles in the wind. A rabbit chewing warily on a blade of grass still wet with morning dew. A golden bee burrowing into the purple puff of a garlic chive. …
Jonas David 