Category Archives: Autobiographical Writing

Writerly Whining

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Gene Stewart

I’ve just finished fixing galleys of an anthology story made juvenile and riddled with errors by the editors, who evidently don’t know to from too from two, among other horrors such as inserted exclamation marks, italicized words that are also … Continue reading →

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FB LitChat w/ JC & SL

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Gene Stewart

“Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.”–H.P. Lovecraft. It’s not just horror I search for. It’s that ‘something else’ that might inspire awe, too. A shifting in the writing focus? Hmmmm… We’ll see. Anyway, good Wednesday morning, friends. On the … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Even Have Time For Only The Best

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Gene Stewart

Take this seriously: Read only the absolute best you can find. If a book or story begins to fail you, toss it over your shoulder and find one that compels you to keep reading. You think you have all the … Continue reading →

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Nightmare Color’s Origin

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Gene Stewart

As a child I had a recurring nightmare. I’d find myself crouched in a ditch or trench in eerie teal darkness.  It was always hellishly hot.  Silence held me in suspense for reasons I could not fathom but it felt … Continue reading →

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My Brother Makes A Break For It

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Gene Stewart

My brother once, well underage and long before he could even get a learner’s permit, (14 or so), in one of the worst blizzards of the year, stole my father’s car and made a run for my sister’s place. My … Continue reading →

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Ageism and Obstacles

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Gene Stewart

I was speaking of ageism on a John Shirley thread and told this story: When I was 16 I wrote a story called “Not Buzzard” and sent it, my very first submission ever, to ESQUIRE, being naive. A week or … Continue reading →

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Assault & Battery In the Bread Aisle

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Gene Stewart

This Just Happened Sunday 1 Dec 2013 at about 13:13 at Offutt AFB Commissary — So I’m standing in the bread aisle complaining to my wife about how my cell phone’s battery has begun draining too quickly as of last … Continue reading →

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Book Jump

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Gene Stewart

No clue, but true department: We were playing cards here once and a book lying flat on a counter fell loudly flat onto the floor. We all looked. Hm, we thought. We put it back. It did it again, this … Continue reading →

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Rebecca Snow Interviews Gene Stewart

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Gene Stewart

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Clips from FB from my birthday last year until now

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Gene Stewart

Failure is art, and art is failure. We fall short, inevitably, even if awarded. It’s nice to have community accolades, and it does have an affect on how one’s art is perceived and thus its community worth, or value, but … Continue reading →

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