Skip to content That’s right, it’s contest time. No, not the 100 follower celebration–The Pie is still at 96. This contest is to write the creepiest, scariest, OMG-I’m-peeing-my-pants-in-fear haiku about the girl from yesterday’s post. How do I write a haiku?Easy. It’s three lines and a total of 17 syllables.First line: 5 syllablesSecond line: 7 syllablesThird line: 5 … Read more
It’s Monday, Lurkdom and while I so desperately want to discuss what you can learn about writing from R Kelly, the day job keeps surprising me. Which is a good thing as that means my job is secure for another day. So, because I must be diligent, I’ll leave you to your day with another … Read more
Remember how back in July I told you about my love of goth even though I laugh at how seriously bad the poems are? It’s time for Round 2. photo © 2009 Anya Driscoll | more info(via: Wylio) #2 Darkness falls around Tortured angels cowering In dusk green corpses Sorry it’s not Christmas-themed, but I … Read more
While working on the precursor to FALLING TO NORMAL, I developed a character who was totally into the goth scene even though she was entirely too cheerful to fit the trope of “goth.” To better understand her, I began buying goth compilation CDs a lot. Around this time, my going out clothes and makeup turned … Read more
You do not fool meSquirrels bouncing like bunniesEvil is inside To continue my squirrel argument, I present a series on running squirrels. First, I want you to know that I really wanted to embed this video to prove my point, but MLB wouldn’t let me. So have this cute video instead, but definitely watch the … Read more