creative writing
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I was Once a Drug Lord
Read Time: 6 mins | Live on MasticadoresIndia “Hi Jimmy.” Her voice rang in my one good ear. Sweet Jesus, she had seen me, and there was no avoiding her now. I waved and walked to her counter. “I came to renew my license.” “You could have done it online, Jimmy.” Charmaine peered at me… Continue reading
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The Place of The Seven Cotton Trees – Pt. One
Read Time: 5 Mins | Historical Fiction | Romance | Drama | Part One My father says I have the temperament of a bull elephant who has lost the love of his life. I have never quite understood what he meant, for I am neither the size of a bull nor do I look like… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt.10
Read Time: 6 mins | Serial Fiction | Final Episode One Year Later…. Delayed revenge, like hope deferred, makes the heart sick. Nicollo Machiavelli, who my young apprentice chose to name himself after, once said that war is postponed only to the advantage of others. But for the sake of Nico, it was worth it.… Continue reading
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Article 85
Read Time: 6 minutes. I’ve seen the world while being air-dropped into conflict zones. It’s gorgeous from up there. I’ve spent cool Arabian nights, dodging bullets in the sand dunes of the middle east. The place is still magical. I’ve lived in cramped, humid, mud huts in central America and Africa and took a dump… Continue reading
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Sarge: now live on MasticadoresIndia
Sarge was my friend since childhood. Or at least as far back as I can remember. She was different from my other friends. A rugged, nasty streak, with a dry sense of humor as a side dish. She hated most people, but when she befriended you, she was like pit-bull with a bone. You were… Continue reading
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Splinters of the Infinite
Read Time: 7 Mins As he gestured me to the chair in the middle of his office, I did the math. I had been alive for precisely 17195 days. But I will skip this little detail. It would lead him down a rabbit hole. “I have had this overwhelming feeling of déjà vu for the… Continue reading
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Full Circle
I came home to Trinidad last Thursday. The old lady, was celebrating here 88th birthday. It was a familiar feeling being in the place that was my home for 16 years of my life, yet I couldn’t help feeling like I was a stranger. There was the familiar sound of her stealthy steps gliding down… Continue reading
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Writing is Life
It has been one of those weeks. Just a lot of work, and no blogging. I did manage some writing though. A few hours in total, stolen during lunch breaks, and sitting in traffic. I realize I can take a ton of notes and story ideas when I get stuck in traffic. I get up… Continue reading
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Invidious Part 5
The return to Yonkers, sees the big sister of the family return to the story. Maureen Pemberton has grown up to be the strong, successful woman that her mother had hoped she would become. The past always has a way of rearing its ugly head at the worst possible moments though. There are things she… Continue reading
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