The Blog: Switzy Thoughts
Notes from a creative life, with detours into narrative and nonsense.
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Reflections on Writing “Splinter”
No comments on Reflections on Writing “Splinter”Read more: Reflections on Writing “Splinter”Reflections on writing the flash fiction story “Splinter,” which was an attempt to write more like Hemingway and less like myself.
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Reflections on Writing “An Act of Charity”
Read more: Reflections on Writing “An Act of Charity”Reflections on writing the short story “An Act of Charity,” an overly complicated story about the aftermath of a small heist. If I could have kept one story out of the Legacy Collection, it would have been this one.
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Reflections on Writing “The Second Story on Her Arm”
Read more: Reflections on Writing “The Second Story on Her Arm”Reflections on the process, themes, and experiments behind the short story “The Second Story on Her Arm,” a character-driven story told through memory.
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Reflections on Writing “Jailbird”
Read more: Reflections on Writing “Jailbird”Reflections on the creative process, themes, and inspiration behind my flash fiction short story “Jailbird,” a flash in the pan escape adventure.
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Reflections on Writing “Blood for Blood”
Read more: Reflections on Writing “Blood for Blood”Reflections on the creative process, themes, and inspiration behind the short story “Blood for Blood,” a tale of vengeance and justice.
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“Everybody Scream,” Florence + The Machine, and Creative Freedom
Read more: “Everybody Scream,” Florence + The Machine, and Creative FreedomListening to “Everybody Scream” by Florence + The Machine got me thinking about what it feels like to experience creative freedom. What does it feel like as a space to be present in? What is the visceral, whole-body sensation when…
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