Year in Review: Part III

Well, if I'm going to list what I accomplished as a writer this year, I also need to list the pieces that I finished. Here they are in order.

"God's Bodyguard Talks to a Reporter" -- a flash fiction piece that was inspired by my son saying, "I want to write a story called "The Death of God's Bodyguard." After a few days of his not starting the story, I stole his idea. Seven-year-olds really need to be more careful about sharing their ideas.

"The Neighborhood Division" -- a full-length short story that wouldn't be as good as it is without the night I spent at The Green Hut in Bay City with Josh Maday and Matt Bell. Thanks, guys! This one was accepted for publication at Existere and will appear in February of 2008.

"Green" -- a poem that was accepted by Rattle.

"How Bright Their Frail Deeds" -- a flash fiction piece that was accepted by Controlled Burn.

"The Long Run" -- a full-length short story that will probably never be published, but turned out exactly like I wanted it to.

"Energumens" -- a horrible poem that centered on cliche and generalization.

"Insomnia" -- another full-length story that turned out really well -- at least as far as I'm concerned.

"Lilac in October" -- my last full-length story for the year. Again, another gem.

"Thank God it's Friday" -- poem. I like this one, too.

"The Last Summer of Ten Speeds" -- a flash fiction dud. Stinky. No good.

"Friday Afternoon, Workplace Training" -- another poem that I really liked.

"Microcosm" -- maybe the best poem I've written in years.

"The Difficulty of Endings" -- a flash fiction piece that I'm really quite proud of.

I can only hope that 2008 is nearly as productive.