Do The Dead Dream? 2017 Best Book Awards Winner for Fiction: Short Stories
Sleepwalkers (© 2001, F. P. Dorchak, AuthorHouse)
The Uninvited (© 2013, F. P. Dorchak [cover art: Duvall Design])
ERO (© 2013, F. P. Dorchak [cover art Lon Kirschner])
Psychic (© 2014, F. P. Dorchak [cover art: Duvall Design])
“Clowns,” © F. P. Dorchak and Lon Kirschner, 2016.
“Broken Windows” Short Story Cover (© F. P. Dorchak and Lon Kirschner, 2016)
Do The Dead Dream? (© 2017, F. P. Dorchak and Lon Kirschner)
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Temporal Discontinuity
Why, you ask, do writers slip in those three asterisks (or similar symbology) into section breaks? These guys have a great explanation, however I prefer that it’s a temporal obfuscatory implementation.
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We’re Getting Closer to Having a Statue of Rod Serling in His Hometown — and You Can Help
Originally posted on Shadow & Substance:
What does Rod Serling mean to you? Perhaps you’re a writer who finds his work inspiring. In fact, you may have even started writing in the first place because of Rod Serling. A lot…
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Beyond The Grave: Cemetery Wanderings with Edgar Allan Poe
Last night my wife and I went to the first of what we hope will be an annual event: Beyond The Grave: Cemetery Wanderings with Edgar Allan Poe (BTG). It was presented by the Front Range Theater Company (FRTC) and … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond The Grave: Cemetery Wanderings with Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan Poe, Evergreen Cemetery, Front Range Theater Company, Ghostly Painting, Hallowe'en, High Tea, Spooky, The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, The Masque of the Red Death, The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Wedding
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The Bullworker Iso-Bow
I have been lately posting about my rediscovered use of the Bullworker. Though I am a fitness “fanatic,” I’m not a fitness blogger. But I have to tell ya, this Bullworker stuff has seriously got my attention, and recently I … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Home Gym Equipment, Bullworker, Bullworker Classic, Exercise, Fitness, Gyms, Home Gyms, Iso-Bow
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Business As Usual
I’d written about having had some issues with my newest manuscript (ms) and that I had to “go around the rocks.” Well, I’m happy to report, I seem to be going at things full-steam ahead, now, since I’m pass my … Continue reading
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Tagged Go Around The Rocks, Novels, Writer's Block, Writing, Writing Issues
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Progress à la Violin
After eight months of practice, here is where I am with the violin. I’m practicing “Andantino.” Among the techniques I’ve been focusing on this week, are the “flick” of my bowing hand and to keep from drifting left-to-right between the … Continue reading
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All Writing Helps All Writing – A Revisit
I was going through my posts looking for something else and stumbled upon this post of mine from Sept 2013. Since I’m still pretty busy with other things (like physical therapy), and my posts have fallen waaay behind, I thought … Continue reading
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Follow My MileHiCon50 Instagram!
While at MileHiCon50 trying to post on Instagram. Just go to Instagram and search for “fpdorchak,” or go to my https://www.fpdorchak.com/events/ and select the Instagram icon. I already have some stuff posted. Will try to keep up today…and will at … Continue reading
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Runnin Off at the Mouth.... 