Tag Archives: Ficta Mystica

Dark Force

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Gene Stewart

A dark force with a will to evil is loose in the world. So the church believes and so many others observe. The church further believes spirits in purgatory can be tethered to specific earthly places, such as rooms, and … Continue reading →

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About Time

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Gene Stewart

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Worm?

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Gene Stewart

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O2 Sells

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Gene Stewart

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Stop Caring

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Gene Stewart

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Treeshadow, Seaswell, and Mist

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Gene Stewart

As soon as I closed my eyes I was in a compound of bare dirt and worn grass atop Tara and a pilgrim asked if I was the Arch Druid. I said, “What if I am?” He showed me a … Continue reading →

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Where Style Stands

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Gene Stewart

Hemingway had his famous terse style.  Concise, really.  Implicit. It was artificial, which is why, as his alcoholism progressed, he slipped more and more often. In other words, he’d write stuff, conventional stories, THEN apply his “style”, a conscious approach, first removing … Continue reading →

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Pass the Chapstick

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Gene Stewart

Parted in A copse; Remnant of Old woods; Poet and Muse Track years; Tongue on Chipped teeth. /// /// /// for JRL from a dream

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Haunted Thoughts

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Gene Stewart

I come from a haunted place. I was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where truckers still spot extinct Logan Indians in green prowling the edges of woods as early morning mists rise and fade. I was raised in Munster, Pennsylvania, where … Continue reading →

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Aprés Livre, Le Deluge

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Gene Stewart

Prestige markets for fiction can get away with having a computer program for an editor that filters for recognized names only. They’ll even win awards and accolades for doing this. Lesser paying, lower profile fiction markets are forced to be … Continue reading →

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