Tag Archives: The Novel I’ve almost written

Ruminations #6

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Tietsu

Is it okay to spend hours looking over old notes, marveling over the fact you managed to come through the event in one piece while being awestruck at how stupid you were to do it to begin with? My notes … Continue reading →

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Eight Fingers, Three Paths, and One More Year

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Tietsu

I have some ideas… Continue reading →

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Argument with Self: 12/23/1016

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Tietsu

“Do you really need to have the walls melt here?” “It looks cool.” “Sure, but does it add anything besides that?” “It’s been there for over a year and a half now, taking it out seems wrong.” “That’s mythos. Next.” … Continue reading →

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Dream #3

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Tietsu

Tears fall, wiped by stubby young fingers, misery guided by the jubilant dance of beads and feather. Bodies cleansed and given by jagged rock to faith and fear. Time binding and stretching in doomed struggle against divining force. Weeping met … Continue reading →

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Dream #2

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Tietsu

Chattel dressed as men bathe in sweat, death, and whatever fluid the body can spare. The hull bleeds out men and timber like a septic wound, letting in the burn of fresh ocean water. Drums beat as half-whole oar-man groan … Continue reading →

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Dream #1

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Tietsu

Coarseness grips my limbs, roping hands to feet. The musk of sweaty sulfur burns my sinuses, bringing clarity to the face of calm unhurried justice. Pain heard but not felt by the desperate choking screams as my shoulders fold back … Continue reading →

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Final Exodus

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Tietsu

So this is another thing I found in the high school folder of my umpteen-backuped writing folder. The difference between this one and the one before is that this one is something that was rewritten nearly a decade later and … Continue reading →

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