Archive for the Writing Category

Hawking Radiation

Posted in Awesome, Best, Writing with tags , , , , , , , on March 21, 2018 by BrainRants

This is truly late to the party.  Truth is, I’ve had trouble coming to grips with Professor Hawking’s passing.  Am I a nerd?  Yes – notice there’s not a damn thing here about Leonard Nimoy, who I still mourn.

The late, great Professor Hawking

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This, My Friends, Is Honor

Posted in Awesome, Politics, Rant, Writing with tags , , , , , on February 20, 2018 by BrainRants

It probably won’t surprise you to know I’ve more or less completely eschewed even reading the news, or watching it on the television.  Nothing there holds much for me but anger and outrage.  Never one to be a hypocrite, I take my own advice, and Continue reading

Flash Fiction – 15th Ed.

Posted in Awesome, Random, Writing with tags , , , , , , , on March 16, 2017 by BrainRants

Long time no post again.  Save the critique unless you want to come out here and help me solve some of my challenges.  Kay?  Kay.  Good. Continue reading

Flash Fiction – 14th Ed.

Posted in Awesome, Flash Fiction, Writing with tags , , , , , , on September 3, 2016 by BrainRants

It’s been quite a while since I’ve done any flash fiction.  My favorite method is via the sites that have some inspirational or generative photo that triggers a story.  Today, this one comes from Sunday Photo Fiction.  I’ve followed Continue reading

Where Is Rants?

Posted in Awesome, Family, Fiction, Humor, Random, Rant, Writing with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 8, 2016 by BrainRants

Pardon me while I type and eat some Burrito Lasagna, courtesy of my wife, the tiny lady who’s devoting her life to making me epic fat.  Because my portion control issue Continue reading

Flash Fiction – 13th Ed.

Posted in Fiction, Flash Fiction, Writing with tags , , , , on November 6, 2015 by BrainRants

All of this get-your-ass-out-of-the-Army business is keeping me quite occupied.  It’s almost Continue reading

Grab The Moon

Posted in Awesome, Family, History, WPLongform, Writing with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on September 7, 2015 by BrainRants

This post will be a lengthy one because I have a lot to recount here about my day, and word count or attention span for this event isn’t a factor.  Those are irrelevant by comparison. Continue reading

Flash Fiction – 12th Ed.

Posted in Awesome, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Writing with tags , , , , , on July 9, 2015 by BrainRants

The big upside to flash fiction sites is that they allow you to practice writing within a deceptively challenging genre.  At first you think, ‘Oh, one-hundred Continue reading

Flash Fiction – 11th Ed.

Posted in Fiction, Flash Fiction, Writing with tags , , , , on June 18, 2015 by BrainRants

Life gets hectic sometimes, and mine is exactly that right now.  My favorite Flash Fiction instigator, Rochelle’s Purple Blog, triggered another round of tiny writing here.  On the writing front, I’m cranking away on Continue reading

I Can Die Now

Posted in Awesome, Family, Random, Writing with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on May 30, 2015 by BrainRants

You need to sit down.  Right now.  Because this just happened… yesterday… as-of May 29th, late at night, that is.  Are you ready?  Seriously?

10344-2Feast your eyes on these digital tidbits of AwesomeCon that I got to experience here in DC.  Mind you, this is after a whole day from 6AM until 5PM of being all I can be in the Army… which is awesome by definition.  Awesome if you like being a cube monkey. Continue reading