Sometimes in between projects, or in the process of getting ready for new projects, I’ll grab at an idea and just start writing, throwing things together as I go along, focusing more on enjoying what I’m doing than on getting each piece put down perfectly. Sometimes the results are abysmal. Sometimes, I think they’re not half bad. These are some sketchbook entries that I like, in their original, unpolished form.
Literary Sketchbook
“Sand Falls” 10/5/20
Sand as far as you can see. Sand stretched out far and wide from one end of the horizon to the other, sweeping across the land in little waves, the hills that the small motor vehicle crests and descends, its motor sputtering and spitting gouts of foul-smelling black smoke….
“Frozen Sleepover” 10/21/2020
Snowfall clenched the world in a tight, slippery fist. Tight enough to keep cars and trucks from escaping, but slippery enough that people could escape, usually with minor injuries.