apocathary

Sorry doodles, I'm out at the halfway point. Some paid writing came up, so I've had to focus on that for a week or so. It was certainly fun while it lasted though! Thanks for all the comments and encouragement. (:

#15 Bad Dog -- Threes challenge

"It’s just that he gets a little hot under the collar and things get out of hand, you know?"


#14 Freeway

"Oh yes, just let me solve this fiendishly difficult dee-ee and once I’m finished I can take care of climate change for you. Dickhead."

#13 G3cko

"He could sense the adbots’ interest heighten slightly as he fulfilled some other arcane recognition condition of being a human."

#12 The Golden Branch -- Child fiction anti-lie challenge

"Also in the village lived a boy called Fetch. He was called Fetch because that was all he did."

#11 Quite Contrary

"The commune smelled like what communes typically smelled like, a heady mixture of synthweed, B.O. and incense sticks."

#10 Send In The Clowns -- Clown and 527.5 word challenge

“Bloody hell, the elephant’s escaped.”

#9 Scraplicker

"Rust covered everything like a fine layer of mould, staining his teeth as he went over sheet metal with a serrated tongue."

#8 Passivity -- End of the world challenge [not first person, sorry ]

"Oh fuck," Gary drew out the vowel like a phone-call doodle. "You've got that pissy tone in your voice again. Calm your farm man."

#7 Dead Scent

"She had somehow avoided the cynicism that seemed to infect those in the higher years, presumably by embracing the impenetrably optimistic veneer that she was currently displaying. Shian hated everything about her."

#6 Bounce

"I'd say it's better than sex, but they don't call her 'Triplicate Girl' for nothing."

#5 Newsreader -- Historical fiction challenge

"Sod the viewers, what do I care if they see me dressed comfortably?" 

#4 Milliners

"There she was, holding a flat silver serving tray in the background of a party where the hosts walked around nude to show off their temproids."

#3 Bali -- Unreliable narrator challenge

"Have you been to Bali love? Oh I love Bali, I went there just yesterday love, just yesterday. Yes, I did."

#2 The Violinist

"They worked in silence for a time, each string and peg coming loose to leave her feeling naked as his breath ran through the holes he’d left."

#1 The Futilitarians -- Username challenge

"It seems that one day, rather spontaneously, the residents of the suburb--to put it in terms they might have used themselves--stopped giving a shit. About anything."

EDIT: Aaaaand I went and broke my shoulder. Great help on this writing thing.

Hey all,

So I'm probably going to be visiting here for a while because I kind of want to get back into this whole writing shtick, and what better way to kickstart it than to come back to the place that started it all. It's going to be interesting, mainly because for the last 6 months or so, I've been mainly creating with audio and video (also, if you're easily freaked out by someone whom you've only ever seen the chat text of suddenly talking [talking!], then maybe be warned?), which are different, more spontaneous beasts.

I don't know what it is about this drab olive place. I guess it represents a new start? Plus I've been gone for so long now that hopefully no-one's expecting anything good from me (assuming I produced good shit in the first place).

Anyway, good to be back, at least for a bit.

How's everyone?

Hey,

So I'm back to run Wordspill-Central for a bit. There were quite a few notes in the old Wordspill inbox asking for a return, so I felt like I should oblige them.

The return prompt is 'restart'. You know the drill, get spilling. (:

<3 y'all.

Hey all,

It's been a while and there's a bit of news to share. I've managed to find myself gainful employment, finally. It's been a very long journey (almost a year to date) of being unemployed, and all the horrible depression that comes with it. Thankfully I've had friends to get me through it, though barely. In any case, I'm now working as an analytical scientist in a nice little lab (three SEMS, an XRD, and literally a tonne of particle counting/sizing equipment, if anyone's interested) with some great people. Just got through my first week and I'm feeling the love there; lots of banter and everyone's just as big a nerd as I am.

That hobby of mine, writing, went out the window when the depression set in. I've written maybe one story in the last 18 months, a pretty bad record, I think you'll agree. But it's slowly picking back up, now that I have a routine to stick to. At the moment I'm writing purely non-fiction, most recently a pretty fun series of podcasts talking about science (I'll give the links later if you want to check them out).

Unfortunately DeviantART doesn't really have the allure that it used to. I'm not sure what the reason is, but I just don't feel as connected to the literature scene here. It's probably my own fault: I haven't really had the motivation to participate in whatever events are happening, chats just kind of annoy me now, and I still really don't like Groups. Which is pretty much code for 'I'm a grumpy old man'. I dare say I'll check in from time to time, to see how you all are going, but dA is no longer a bullet in the magazine of ctrl+T quick fire I loose every morning. As always, if you want me to read anything send me a note; I'm always up for giving critique to those who really want it.

If you want to keep up with me, I'm going to list all my contact details here. I update my blog at least once a week (with my dulcet tones, no less) and I'm pretty much constantly on twitter. Anyway, now that I've said all this I'll probably end up coming back here more often, as is the way of things. (:

<3 P.

My podcast.
My blog.
My twitter.