Monthly Archives: June 2010

30 Days

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

This is the end of the road. It’s also the beginning of my journey. I set out at the beginning of the month to post every day for the month, except weekends. I did it. It’s the end of that … Continue reading →

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Mirrored Sands, Part 5

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

One week ago Pritchard Jrak arrived with no intention Of vaporizing Nearly one quarter Of the Trade Station Little Eye. Of causing Instantaneous Decompression Suffocating and incinerating Over a hundred beings. Like most who came to this crossroads on the … Continue reading →

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Mirrored Sands, Part 4

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

Martek bows slightly, Not too deep. Just enough to match the respect the villagers are giving. “I apologize for our zeal. We are looking For a fugitive. A foreigner.” A scowl in her voice, “Funny coming from a zealot.” Martek … Continue reading →

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Mirrored Sands, Part 3

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

Lieutenant Raim looked over Domed huts covered in a fine silver dust. This is what passed for a village On this rock. The people are hard. Scabs. Burnouts. Witters. Mirrs. Natives and nomads. Descendants of the workers Who quit before … Continue reading →

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Finding the Time

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

I’m starting this post on the bus. It’s just after 10 pm and I have an hour commute ahead of me tonight, and another in the morning to be back into work in 11 hours. And here I am, writing. … Continue reading →

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Quantity Over Quality

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

One of the things that’s held me back from writing is the critic telling me what’s not good enough. Sometimes this can paralyze you while writing. Other times it can paralyze you before you even start. There is no magic … Continue reading →

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Mirrored Sands, Part 2

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

Mirror wasn’t entirely useless. It has been home to mining operations for centuries. And nomadic tribes of former miners Squeezing a living From a mostly poisonous rock. Sensors swept over the surface As Martek watched the screens, Looking And looking, … Continue reading →

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Mirrored Sands, Part 1

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

This ends with a priest killing a man. The man is innocent By measures of morality. Just wrong place Wrong fate. The priest is Kamuel Martek Of the Bright Soul Order A steward of the Galaxy A protector and investigator … Continue reading →

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The Melting Prose

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

My last post was straight up prose. You may have noticed. I’m calling it out not because there’s anything wrong with that, or that’s going to be unusual. Maybe it will be, maybe not. I had considered editing it into … Continue reading →

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Parachutes

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

There is a rush of cold wind. Judd closes his coat around his neck. A light plane over a dark country. The squad is mostly quiet. Has been since they left England. Cooper stands at the door. Wind whipping his … Continue reading →

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