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Not What I Expected
An Odd Prompt fragment.
Jan 6 • Herbert Nowell

May 2024

Immortals Just Like Us
Story #6
May 14, 2024 • Herbert Nowell

September 2023

Joy of the Father
An Unfinished Tale
Sep 11, 2023 • Herbert Nowell
Author's Notes: Unchanging Spots
An Adventure in Detective Fiction
Sep 11, 2023 • Herbert Nowell

December 2022

Unchanging Spots
I left the bar and crossed the road to the donut place.
Dec 6, 2022 • Herbert Nowell
Author's Notes: Camel Claim
As I noted in last week’s Author’s Notes, “Camel Claim” is my first attempt at a western.
Dec 4, 2022 • Herbert Nowell

November 2022

Camel Claim
The man set at the end of the bar.
Nov 28, 2022 • Herbert Nowell
Author's Notes: Big Favor
Story three, "Big Favor", got its start due to assignments in Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch's workshop on Depth. It's the first of their…
Nov 27, 2022 • Herbert Nowell
Big Favor
The air coming in the window had dropped ten degrees in the past hour.
Nov 21, 2022 • Herbert Nowell

January 2022

Bird Lady
Miranda walked in a fog of her own thoughts. The warm spring day gifted her a clear blue sky. Even downtown Atlanta was warm and inviting, but Miranda's…
Jan 31, 2022 • Herbert Nowell
Why 51 Bad Stories?
The idea behind the name
Jan 7, 2022 • Herbert Nowell
A Writer Struggling With Barre Chords
When having some skills makes learning harder.
Jan 6, 2022 • Herbert Nowell
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