Stories, Novels, and Other Such Stuff From Big V

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

The Brick - Part Three

Loneliness and Isolation "The loneliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly." - F. Scott Fitzgerald. When I wrote about my experience last summer, you will note that my life had been turned upside down. What I didn't... Sign in to see full entry.

The Brick - Part Two

Foreword I keep a 'readers list' in my email list to send out material to proven readers to give me feedback on a story in progress. I've found it advantageous to judge how a storyline will work out. I find that women tend to be bigger buyers of my material, and I've tried to weight my test readers... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 24, 2022

The Brick - Prelude

The Brick One Man's Attempt to Justify Himself by Verwayne Greenhoe First, A Brief Prelude In The Beginning It had been a beautiful August Upper Peninsula summer day. As it happened, it was a Thursday, and it was my 65th birthday. I was sitting in a chair just outside of my garage in the shade of a... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Typically, I wait a day in between the end of one story and the beginning of the next.I will post the opening of my next story tomorrow afternoon EST. I probably will go with, 'The Brick.' It is not an upbeat story at all, but it is good for this moment in time. Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 22, 2022

The Totally Unnecessary Death of Amanda Dawn - Epilogue

Epilogue While this story practically wrote itself as I went, there were days that I just couldn't write anymore in it because it gave me a terrible headache and deeply haunted me for days on end. So much of what you've just read was either experienced or witnessed by me. I should note that I was... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 21, 2022

The Totally Unnecessary Death of Amanda Dawn - Part Twenty Four

Friday, January 14th, 2005 Trista's car pulled up to the curb at Pam's home and left the engine idling while her passengers got out. Just as Pam was getting out, Trista told her one more time, "Girl, you gotta listen to me. Get out of there as fast as you can. Don't wait, just get out. Once a guy... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 20, 2022

The Totally Unnecessary Death of Amanda Dawn - Part Twenty Three

Several days went by with little more drama. Things had calmed down in the home, and RJ was out looking for a job but had no luck. Even a couple of places that had 'Help Wanted" signs in their doors took his application and then told him that, unfortunately, the 'position had been filled,' but when... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The Totally Unnecessary Death of Amanda Dawn - Part Twenty Two

Thursday, January 13th, 2005 To the unknowing eye, things at the Carter house were relatively calm again. The baby was getting around quite well, and her parents found that they had to block many doors that couldn't be tightly shut. Whenever a commercial on television came on that had music in the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

The Totally Unnecessary Death of Amanda Dawn - Part Twenty One

January 4th, 2005 RJ was scheduled to have the Monday following the New Years' holiday off, and he knew that the place would be super busy with new stock that had been piling up over the weekend rolling in. No one would be interested in talking to him with so much to do, so he waited until Tuesday... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 17, 2022

The Totally Unnecessary Death of Amanda Dawn - Part Twenty

As RJ expected, Pam was upset about his late arrival, and after uttering a short burst of a few sharp words in passing, she was already thirty yards down the sidewalk when the screen door slammed shut. It didn't take a guidance counselor to know that she was mad. He couldn't blame her because every... Sign in to see full entry.

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