Blogs

Blogs and short stories that may interest you.

I hope you find something interesting.

  • A Rumor about Trump

    It is 2016, and one person knows about Benedict’s (Ben) superpower and is pushing him to use it. “Miles, I’m not going to do anything dangerous.” “I’m not asking you to. We can have some fun with this without hurting anyone. If we did this right, your ability to whisper a rumor to me and…

  • Should You Push the Button? A Story of Consequences

    I wrote this based on a Reedsy.com Writing Prompt: Write a story where a character has to decide whether to press the button or not.   https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/ Do you Push the Button? “Are you going to push the button?” asks Philip. “No, that’s crazy. I just read the message to you. This button will open the…

  • The Birthday Killer

    This is from the Reedsy.com prompt: Write the origin story of a notorious villain. “You don’t have to kill me.” “Everyone dies. No witnesses.” The serial killer the FBI has been warning everyone about has me tied to a post in an abandoned barn. The reports have said he used this approach before. After killing…

  • Reedsy Weekly – The worst f-ing vacation ever.

    “This will be a great summer vacation. A few days camping in the wilderness, then we become tourists going to National Parks on the way home,” says Chris. Ava asks, “Mom, are we still going to see Yellowstone?” Chris turns in her front passenger seat to look at the twins. Replying to Ava, she says,…

  • Antimatter is half of the universe

    Antimatter: The Unseen Half of the Universe Antimatter is a form of matter identical to ordinary matter, except it is composed of antielectrons, antiprotons, and antineutrons. The standard model in physics indicates that half the universe should be antimatter. Physicists today are puzzled by the absence of antimatter. Antimatter and regular matter can not coexist….

  • The Universe is Flat (UIF) Step 1

    The Universe is Flat The idea that the universe is flat might sound as outdated as the belief that the Earth is flat. In the 1400s and earlier, people were convinced by the simple evidence before them that the Earth was flat. Despite other possible conclusions, the common thinking was the simplest answer they understood:…