Words Per Mile

Tag: writing

  • New Tires

    New Tires

    I’ll probably never know for sure if that’s the reason for a query or manuscript rejection, but somehow that makes it even scarier. What if there was something I could have been doing all this time, something that I could spend an hour or two a week on, that would have turned a “no” into…

  • Aces Low

    And I wonder about stories/And the merit of meritocracy/And why I insist on playing cards/Aces low

  • Parking Garages

    Parking Garages

    I had this latest lightbulb moment on a day where I pulled into the garage, immediately saw a spot, and claimed it with no issue. Not that type of strife that usually brings about artistic genius.

  • Long Hauling

    Long Hauling

    I finally submitted the manuscript I started in 2011 to some agents.

  • Gas Station Parking Lots

    Gas Station Parking Lots

    No one knows how to drive in a gas station parking lot. I sat in my car for ten minutes finishing a phone call before I went into the convenience store, and I almost saw three accidents.

  • Illegal U-Turn

    Illegal U-Turn

    By this point in the story, I’ve driven past the point where I can add in a major death. No u-turns.