tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.comments2023-07-23T06:53:44.864-04:00Yet Another Writer's BlogSpencer Hixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493920050391796836noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-36025225398309377962017-01-20T00:16:36.594-05:002017-01-20T00:16:36.594-05:00Ever see the film "Idiocracy"? =}Ever see the film "Idiocracy"? =}Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236438944952133029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-49259564247086422942016-11-10T11:36:52.249-05:002016-11-10T11:36:52.249-05:00Amen.Amen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276595427840039236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-27634294346694564082015-08-19T16:02:24.717-04:002015-08-19T16:02:24.717-04:00Great to see some background on Rotworm. I liked ...Great to see some background on Rotworm. I liked the humor in this. Looking forward to hearing the rest of your novel at MWW.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187680724558222900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-51515700686673517812015-08-15T04:24:35.014-04:002015-08-15T04:24:35.014-04:00An impishly enjoyable piece, Spencer. Well done!An impishly enjoyable piece, Spencer. Well done!Natalie Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782295299918125923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-10785591809223389802015-04-28T15:17:17.508-04:002015-04-28T15:17:17.508-04:00Well I am sorry that there was not even a vote. Pe...Well I am sorry that there was not even a vote. Perhaps you should bring it up. I, for one, would not touch the group now. And I know many other parents who have had bad experiences with the group. In case you were not aware, the general consensus is that the Michiana Mom's Group is very exclusive (not inclusive) and snooty, not really worth anyone's time. The fact that you need to fill out a questionnaire is telling enough.Spencer Hixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493920050391796836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-60765470022945837552015-04-19T18:11:03.376-04:002015-04-19T18:11:03.376-04:00I just read this and have been an active member of...I just read this and have been an active member of Michiana Moms on meetup since my daughter was 18 months. She's now almost 5. It is a great group. We have never had a dad in the group. I'm not sure why. I don't remember a vote being held. I'm sure stay at home dads have very similar struggles to stay at home moms. I have a friend in our group whose husband is a stay at home dad and he is in a different group. I'm sorry our group wasn't welcoming! I'm sure you are an amazing parent!!! Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17533708259552010475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-46104030508350819622015-03-07T20:09:58.559-05:002015-03-07T20:09:58.559-05:00Thank you! If I can make someone think about what...Thank you! If I can make someone think about what some of these men have gone through and continue to go through, then I feel I've done my job.Spencer Hixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493920050391796836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-48694780121624469312015-03-07T07:56:26.299-05:002015-03-07T07:56:26.299-05:00I love that first paragraph, very powerful and des...I love that first paragraph, very powerful and descriptive.<br /><br />One would hope that someone who has been damaged in defence of their country would never find themselves being abandoned to live a life like this, a life without the support they need and deserve, but I fear that these people are all too easily forgotten once they have served their purpose.<br /><br />Sadly, the story gives insight into how many of our species are capable of treating each other.<br /><br />Powerful writing, Spencer.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-26431921374650858372015-02-04T14:35:07.463-05:002015-02-04T14:35:07.463-05:00ExactlyExactlySpencer Hixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493920050391796836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-17006336682470031052015-02-04T14:34:55.797-05:002015-02-04T14:34:55.797-05:00Gosh, I hope it doesn't smell like urine...Gosh, I hope it doesn't smell like urine...Spencer Hixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493920050391796836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-12719052699744852392015-02-04T14:34:40.069-05:002015-02-04T14:34:40.069-05:00Could be, or perhaps a simple outage. What would ...Could be, or perhaps a simple outage. What would it be like being thrown back into reality?Spencer Hixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493920050391796836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-91914318335163609092015-02-03T15:33:48.037-05:002015-02-03T15:33:48.037-05:00Sort of a modern interpretation of Zhuangzi and th...Sort of a modern interpretation of Zhuangzi and the Butterfly, perhaps?Tim VanSant Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614259042362664840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-33053120273435878672015-02-01T22:19:01.843-05:002015-02-01T22:19:01.843-05:00It does help to pay the cable and electrical bill ...It does help to pay the cable and electrical bill even if they aren't in the "real" world. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096021087395266714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-91968656126515574622015-01-31T14:07:24.946-05:002015-01-31T14:07:24.946-05:00I never really stopped to think would Eternity wou...I never really stopped to think would Eternity would smell like, but I and am very hopeful the ultimate answer isn't, "Urine."<br /><br />There is much truth there though about the lure of "living" online instead of in Real Life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-56648287181041121862015-01-16T05:48:56.088-05:002015-01-16T05:48:56.088-05:00Great blog on such an informative post about Medic...Great blog on such an informative post about <a href="http://www.haberslaw.com/medical-board-attorneys-medical-licensing-boards-attorneys-peer-review-attorneys-credentialing-attorneys-oig-attorneys-fbi-attorneys/" rel="nofollow">Medical Licensing Board Attorney</a>, i was really in need of this kind of post. Thanks for sharing it with all and keep it up.smith ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541323003383683133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-20308976703637268822014-09-01T14:14:19.426-04:002014-09-01T14:14:19.426-04:00Well, none of the short stories I've posted ha...Well, none of the short stories I've posted have been edited to final quality. Just y publishing them here, they are considered "previously published" and would be harder to get published elsewhere (most places seem to want first or exclusive rights). My idea is to get 52 of them (one year's worth), edit them, and create an anthology with them. I do use them to experiment with, but the fact remains that it is *my* intellectual property, even if I post it for free. I'm doing this partly for the love of writing, partly to maintain my skill as a writer, and partly to gain exposure. I may need to start putting up bits of it and offering the rest only in subscription-type services. We'll see.Spencer Hixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493920050391796836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-77199598415523306562014-09-01T09:58:06.251-04:002014-09-01T09:58:06.251-04:00It sucks that your work is showing up other places...It sucks that your work is showing up other places without permission. Even if you can't find the piece yourself, maybe you can still contact the site administrators/moderators and have them take the piece down or modify the post with the author info. My suggestion is not to post short stories you'd like to publish in a collection or magazine but only those that you wouldn't mind too much if they showed up other places without attribution. For example, free-writing exercises, experimental pieces, only snippets of stories, or only make full stories available to readers who sign up for an email list, something like that.phunkypuhnkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02856824673060578190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-11670642855751755762014-08-29T13:04:22.099-04:002014-08-29T13:04:22.099-04:00That was shocking. I love it.That was shocking. I love it.M.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769293241767403396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-40736472661516218202014-08-10T13:55:29.388-04:002014-08-10T13:55:29.388-04:00Just don't feed them after midnight, you won&#...Just don't feed them after midnight, you won't like what they become...<br /><br />(Yes I do know the difference between a brownie and a gremlin but it seems fitting)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096021087395266714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-33496977110894413852014-08-10T05:22:25.582-04:002014-08-10T05:22:25.582-04:00Like the voice in this one. It works well. Thanks!...Like the voice in this one. It works well. Thanks!Donald Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299995538611948494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-40037866800040681232014-08-08T13:02:07.309-04:002014-08-08T13:02:07.309-04:00Oh wow this is really good. I loved the story and ...Oh wow this is really good. I loved the story and the way it was told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-76095059824122245632014-08-08T05:17:33.204-04:002014-08-08T05:17:33.204-04:00Wow. Somewhat twisted but I like. Wow. Somewhat twisted but I like. M.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769293241767403396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-20136830649396098252014-08-07T21:41:05.097-04:002014-08-07T21:41:05.097-04:00There have been many episodes of Mythbusters where...There have been many episodes of Mythbusters where they were unable to simply light gasoline on fire. And I remember when I was in the scouts, we had this camp program with 2 huge bonfires, each one stacked at least 6 feet high. They doused the stacks of wood with gasoline and lit them on fire. The bonfires ROARED into life like a one-hit wonder climbing up the charts... and then, like the one-hit wonder, they went out 15 minutes later. None of the actual wood had caught fire.Spencer Hixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493920050391796836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-56290150249541414252014-08-05T13:19:38.450-04:002014-08-05T13:19:38.450-04:00You can be famous or infamous, both can lead to ru...You can be famous or infamous, both can lead to ruin. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096021087395266714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688367888063324117.post-72664050872083087882014-08-03T10:03:08.492-04:002014-08-03T10:03:08.492-04:00It's times like this that one should spring fo...It's times like this that one should spring for the more expensive premium gasoline. It has a higher flash-point...Donald Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299995538611948494noreply@blogger.com