Writer Mick: Blog

Hi All

Way back in June of 2017, I wrote one of my first stories and posted it here on SOL. It was poorly written (even worse than I write now!) and it was unedited.

I asked Laz to remove it after getting some helpful comments that hurt my delicate pride. Poor old me.

Having pulled it out of the ashes, it has been brought back. Corrections made, except for those new ones or the ones missed, and edited by me (who knew back in 2017 that a writer should read what he's written before posting it?).

This story will be the first in the "Team Is Family" Universe.

Thank you for reading and for your unending patience.

Mick

Hi All

I'm posting the start of "The Children's Table" today. I had an idea and started writing a year ago and through a series of stops and starts have managed to put together a series of stories, interconnected by the characters.

Any authors, established or starting out, who would like to contribute to this universe may contact me with their ideas and we'll see where it goes. The framework is that there is a story for each major holiday or event, the sort of time when kids would meet at the table.

Let's see where it goes.

Mick

Hi All

Again!

"Swapping Wives" was deemed too short by readers. I filled out the parts that were lacking and have submitted it to be posted tonight.

I think these stories might be a response to so many incest stories and a general lack of my favorite genre, the cheating wife story.

Mick

Hi All

I finished off another one!

"Don't Close Your Eyes" was inspired by the great Keith Whitley's song.

Mick

Hi All

After five straight weeks without a day off and every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday being a 12-13 hour day, I am off for three weeks!

The first few days I just lay in bed and slept and was generally lazy. No TV. I got out of bed to make a PB&J and went back to bed.

Wednesday evening I felt an overwhelming urge to get out of bed and do something. I did laundry, showered, dressed, packed a suitcase and got into the car. It was pointed northeast, so I stepped on the gas and now I'm five hours from home and have a hotel room and I started looking at the stories I had begun and left for lack of time and motivation.

Today I'm posting the first of the resurrected survivors. It is incredibly close to the truth in the beginning but everything after the shower scene is 100% fantasy on my part.

Other stories are moving forward and life won't get crazy again for about six months. I'm looking forward to seeing what I can finish off and post.

Happy Happy Joy Joy!

Mick