Here’s another chapter of “Jeap’s Holler”. If you’ve landed here for the first time, scroll down to read the other seven chapters of this story. I have only one more chapter that hasn’t been posted so obviously the work is unfinished. But in reviewing […]
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Jeap’s Holler — Chapter VII
J.C. and Jean strolled slowly together on the gravel driveway in the hot sunlight. They arrived at the tailgate of Jean’s square, green pickup truck whose paint had erupted into pocks across the top and hood. She reached out and affectionately patted the […]
Jeap’s Holler — Chapter VI
About half the towners who lived in Jeap’s Holler owned motor vehicles of one sort or another. J.C. was not one of them. He owned a fat-tire bicycle and kept its chain oiled. It had a tote trailer attached to the back which […]
Jeap’s Holler — Chapter V
Dew gave drink to the moss this morning as the frog chorus sang. Among a murder of crows a cote of doves had settled, all looking west. They were white and clean in their new spring clothes. As their heads bobbed they began […]
Jeap’s Holler — Chapter IV
“This is terribly vain of me,” said the judge, “but I’m really curious as to how I’m supposed to—well, you know, die.” The judge used air quotes around the word die. “Everyone wants to know,” said Jane. “You’d have been the first if […]
Jeap’s Holler — Chapter III
A silver Hummer vehicle, sparkling and impressive, sat parked at the far end of the wide pavement in front of the mansion. The Hummer’s windows were tinted black. But the back of it was all that could be seen from the limo as the […]
Jeap’s Holler — Chapter II
The Bridewell mansion, in its day, had been a very beautiful home. It was the type of home they made paintings of for Christmas cards – grand yet homey at the same time. It was the kind of place where every American wanted […]
A Story From 2017, Part I
A bit of old work again. I’m not going to elaborate but I’ve got a few short chapters of this yet incomplete story. Please let me know if you like it. Dale Jeap’s Holler: Chapter I One bright Thursday morning, close to noon, a […]
Adeline’s Peach Tree
Today another excerpt for your reading pleasure. This piece was written in 2009. This is only an excerpt of a longer piece of writing but I think it’s the most interesting part of the larger work. It was meant to be the beginning of […]
Some Old Writing For You
The piece that follows is an old bit of writing and is still a bit rough though I did edit it some today before posting it. It’s fiction, of course. I hope you’ll find it entertaining. If you would, please leave your comment below […]
Tool Series #2 — Multi-Tool, Part 4
We’ve been discussing the so called Writing Multi-tool in this Tool Series. Basically, the idea is to develop several writing strategies with which you can switch back and forth smoothly when writing scenes. I use these four basic writing strategies as my multi-tool; they are […]
Tool Series #2 — Multi-Tool, Part 3
So we’re still discussing the so called Writing Multi-tool in this Tool Series. I mentioned in Part 2 that what we are talking about is a writing skill which you can develop and adapt for yourself—customize it—so that it fits your needs specifically. […]
Just Reading Fun!
For today, I give you some reading material just for fun. It’s fiction, of course. I had a dystopian setting in mind when I wrote it. This piece comes from one of my old writing files of several years ago. It’s a single scene. […]
Tool Series #2 — Multi-Tool, Part 2
Yesterday I named the four basic writing strategies which make up my Writing Multi-tool functions and which I use constantly while working. They are: Description Dialogue Narrative Action Description and Action, as I said before, each have two sub-functions which I discussed when talking about […]
