I liked The Spy Who Came in from the Cold so much that I got another le Carré novel,   The Looking Glass War. Once again it is very good, I might find myself burning through a lot of these... This one is about a different agent, and he so far seems to be surrounded by …
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
I finished The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and it was not what I had expected. What comes to mind when you think of a spy novel? Action? James Bond gadgets and iconic villains with plans for world domination? Explosions and murder in the dark? le Carré writes perhaps the complete opposite of …
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Very short story
I accepted a random challenge to write a 75 word story about a duel at high noon... this is what I came up with: No shadows. Sun sizzles on my scalp. Lips crack, skin flakes red. Eyes blink sticky. My tongue is a paper reproduction. Resist. Cool crystalline water, ice snap popping, condensation beading …
Submitting again
I submitted that story I wrote on Thursday, to Fireside fiction. I fixed it up some and got a bit of feedback, but there isn't much time as they are only open for submissions for a week at a time here and there. Excited to hear back from them! I have a good feeling about …
A short story appears
I've written one for the first time in months, and all in one sitting--something i haven't done in over 5 years. It was exhilarating, satisfying and gave me lots of brain endorphins--it also turned out really good! How did this happen? I signed up on Thursday for a contest which had a deadline of Sunday …
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