This is the first experience I can remember of being really impacted by a short story. I read it in high-school, at 15 or 16 years old, and have remembered it ever since. The story tells of a man about to be executed by hanging, from the aforementioned bridge. When he is pushed off, however, …
Always make the best move possible
When I was a kid we had a chess set, and the little booklet that came with it had a list of tips. I only remember one of them, the first one: "Always play the best move possible." We always thought that was hilarious, because, of course you want to play the best move, you …
Writing Status and memories
My novella is nearly complete! Currently I'm just working over the final touches and tweaks, and I'm confident you'll be able to read it somewhere by the end of this year. I still don't have a title for it, though... I should probably get that figured out. Three years ago today I was broke down …
Old things
I dug around in the attic at my parents house today. I found stacks of pictures and boxes of old toys, some artwork I made in my highschool art class and... a journal. It turns out I kept a journal for around 9 months when I was 16-17, writing in it nearly every other day. …
Jonas David 