In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle
I decided to do the writing assignment: Short Story with random words and animal(s) It was dark tonight. The shadows…
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Porterhouse and Eggs â An Investigatorâs Breakfast
Big day, prepare with A breakfast of steak and eggs Sardic’s favorite meal Salt the porterhouse It’s thick, so really… -
Six Slingers And A Singer
I asked Twitter for a recommendation for my final writing assignment this week. They suggested the Seven Character Story Treatment. I get to make my own little gang of rapscallions! Huzzah! Donnie Rawlen Ken Morris–In relationship with Patsy Limmick Jonny Reme–Smooth-talking ladies man. Franklin Porter–Jonny’s wingman, muscle. Patsy Limmick–Femme fatale, in relationship with Ken Morris Rita Smith–Morals-first … Continue reading Six Slingers And A Singer -
Haiku Recipe
This is a haiku about my favorite timeless sandwich. How to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly: Who doesn’t love it? You know, a PB and J So simple and good Use your bread of choice Take out two of the slices Put them on a plate Then comes the best part Either creamy or … Continue reading Haiku Recipe -
Monologue Of A Household Tool
I am something that people use daily, the people who own me and ones who I have never seen before. For the majority of the day I sit dark and cold. My perspective of the world is either a wall or someplace dark. My brothers and sisters are all different sizes and colors. Its very […] -
Happily Never After?
The assignment is to write an alternate ending to a novel, movie, short story, poem, etc. What else can I say but make it damn good! I decided to make an alternate ending to Ernest Hemingway’s “The Killers”. I decided to write the alternate ending to “The Killers” because even though it was a really weird piece, […] -
The Shadow
Two tropes that are beginning to emerge in the story “I will find the devil who betrayed me” and “just a wild goose chase” are two examples whose meanings are repeated throughout the story. The two tropes that is repeatedly used throughout the story is when Martan says over and over again “I will find […] -
Again, Itâs All About Friends!
Well, today was a very nice day for Friends. Wonderful Music It was so wonderful when I woke up this morning and heard that wonderful song “Look What Happened to Tina” that my wonderful True Friend Vivien Rolfe (@VivienRolfe, on Twitter) made for me. Plus, that dog, Spike (not on Twitter, I don’t think) was doing dog singing. […] -
Three Words, Three Lines, An apology
oh, so resolute what a jovial promise I will not be late. — This was an interesting assignment… -
This week is over
The start of the week we were asked to read a couple different forms of noir. I really enjoyed reading The Postman Always Rings Twice. Just a brief summery of this story: it is about a Greek and his wife who hire a rambling man. After they hire him there is a domino affect of events. […] -
Phew, just one more
This week was stressful, frustrating, and enlightening all at the same time. My first daily create was photoshopping a cat with a synthesizer into outer space…I’m sorry, what? My first […] -
Whatâs Up Week Two?!
I enjoyed this week a lot more because we got to be creative and do things that were personal and described our lives a little more. I started the week by reading three readings relating to noir and it helped me understand it a lot more which I really liked because it helped me complete … Continue reading What’s Up Week Two?! → -
He was just trying to helpâŚ
One of this weeks writing assignments is to “Take an existing movie or television show and change the writing of the synopsis in a way where it’s still factual correct, yet the storyline feels drastically different.” Here’s my attempt: A … Continue reading → -
No happy endings? Noir you kidding me?
The question of “what is noir?” cannot be answered in just one concrete, full-proof definition. This is evident strictly from the four readings that I explored this week. Although “The Postman Always Rings Twice”, “The Killers”, “The Shadow”, and “Debris” all vary in form, setting, plot, and many other elements; there are certain commonalities that begin to emerge as characteristics … Continue reading No happy endings? Noir you kidding me? -
Writing Assignment â Beyond the Headlines: Women in Tech
“…find the most interesting newspaper article titles you can and try to put them in an order that will tell a story.” “Why are so few women on the business side of tech companies?” “What Happened to All of… Continue Reading → -
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THANKFULNESS X10
Original assignment here I am thankful for: Love Health School Pizza My fantastic art skills (obviously) Honestly, I thought that this assignment would be easy to knock out. That was my main motivation. I mean- it takes 20 seconds max, right? I read through the tutorial/tips on the assignment page before actually doing … Read More → -
You are my light in this world of darkness
You don’t know what to do without me, and that’s okay…that’s why I’m here. Sometimes I… -
âDebrisâ Ending: Dead Womanâs Float
Of the readings I completed this week, the one that stood out to me was Debris. As opposed to The Postman Always Rings Twice or The Shadow, this short story didn’t reveal the truth behind the killings. Instead of knowing from the start who did it and seeing them get... -
The Wild(ish) Party: An Alternate Ending
In this post, I will create an alternate ending for Joseph Moncure March’s story, The Wild Party. I am hoping to create a more optimistic ending, as I have grown fond of the characters Queenie and Black, and want an ending that is different than the noir norm. I will attempt to recreate March’s original […] -
Deception, Murder, Intrigue, and Suspense…Oh my
Our noir readings took me for a spin this week. My emotions were all over the place. There were times when I liked particular characters and other times when I […] -
Might as well have named me âCharlie Sheenâ
For this writing assignment, we were tasked with “Writing a blog in which you tell us something, anything, about either your given names or your blog name(s).” I found it very ironic that this was a prompt this week, because … Continue reading → -
From Bev: Running Elections while falling in love
They sent me to Greece to monitor the problems the problems with Syriza and Tsipras –… -
Introducing Jim Sardic
The name’s Jim Sardic. I’m a private investigator in New York, one of the few real ones left. Most others… -
10 Seconds of Thankfulness
For one of my week two assignments, I chose to do the assignment, 1o Seconds of Thanks that was submitted by Ben Rimes. The assignment is to “1. Using a timer, write what you’re thankful for in just 10 seconds! Anything and everything that you can think of being thankful for is fair game, but stop […] -
Alternate Ending to âThe Killersâ
As Max and Al left the store, they decided to wait in their car for a bit just to make sure Ole Anderson didn’t come to the store late. Thirty minutes passed and they saw Nick leaving the store early. Seeing this they decided to follow Nick and figure out where he was going just […] -
Writing Assignment â Alternate Ending: The Death Triangle
This story begins when Corvet (actually Martan) encounters Dubrille in his room, ready to kill him. Shadow: LAUGHS, So, you would betray Dr. Evans to save yourself, Dubrille? Dubrille: The Shadow. Courbet, don’t be afraid. He’s only a man. By some trick… Continue Reading → -
How does that ending go?
This is an alternate ending I wrote for the the story “The Pig Farmer’s Burden” by Darren Guest. The full story can be read at this link: http://shenandoahliterary.org/641/2014/08/15/the-pig-farmers-burden/ I pick up just towards the end of the story. Enjoy! ……………. “Lloyd backed up and stood in front of his screen door. ‘Hell, you don’t have … Continue reading How does that ending go? -
One Small Step for ManâŚ
July 21, 1969 Today we accomplished something no one else on this Earth has ever done, we walked on the moon. As we were approaching the moon’s surface, my heart was pounding out of my chest. We could see the gray sandy bottom ahead. There was nothing but craters from meteorites that have struck the ... -
Review of Week Two: Reading, Writing, and Writing Some More!
Well, Week 2 of DS106 was certainly exhausting to say the least. It really took a lot for me to get the ball rolling with my characters and story development,... Read more >
