The Problem with Facebook 2022 A few days ago, I was in the process of changing my participation on Facebook. I had gone through some social growth several years ago, to broaden my organic reach on FB. I followed everyone that “People You Might Know” suggested. …

Here’s what I know about short-short story writing. Both from studying the best (O. Henry) as well as writing tons of them while I was in college. Today I’m up to 60 modern short-short stories. Here’s my cheat sheet. Title — a big part of the appeal, but can’t fix…

Short Short Story #60 (seeking my own adventure) — As a young boy, my family moved out of the city to an affluent house out on the lake. I moved from my local Austin school to the boonies and the “rich kid” school, Westlake High. I learned a bunch of things from that move. An elementary-aged kid does have…

Short Short Story #59 (previous lovers) — She picked odd times to tell me about her previous relationships with women. “If you wanted to make that happen… You know, two women, one man… I could make that happen for you.” This was on our first “hello date” after a few explicit phone calls initiated via online dating. …