December 14, 2023

This week’s update from the early riser… Although I can’t say I’ve hit my 1,500-word goal each and every day this month, I’m proud to say that I’m still getting …

December 7, 2023

Welcome back to the latest episode of Scotty Writes. This week I want to update you on two projects, including one (The Monterey Weekly’s 101-Word Story Context) that many of …

November 30, 2023

  This week’s post will be short and sweet, and for the first time ever (I think), I’m not presenting my 101-word Story of the Week. Why’s that, you ask? …

Nov 23, 2023 Post

I know not everyone’s a believer, but for those of you who are of the faith, here’s wishing you the happiest Thanksgiving you’ll have all year. Personally, I believe there will …

Nov. 10, 2023 Post

  Since there’s a whole lot going on in my world of writing, let’s jump right into it, shall we? If you missed last week’s post, I shared a bit about …

Nov. 2, 2023 Post

How crazy would it be to set a goal to write 15 of my 101-word stories—every day for a month? OK, the truth is that I am not going to write 15 …

Oct. 19, 2023 Post

Two quick items before we get to the Story of the Week (and thanks to Dale Morgan for supplying the prompt). First, I’ll be making a guest appearance at the Monterey …

Oct. 13, 2023 Post

Since today is one of those spooky days, I probably should’ve gone to a dark and creepy place, but it just wasn’t happening. In this case, I was using another …

June 15, 2023 Post

This week’s story was inspired by a prompt provided by Mark Goldberg, my former frat brother back when we were in Gamma Ray (“The Fraternity for the Criminally Insane”). Thanks, …

3/9/23 Post

Story of the Week Hanging With the Cool Kid Curtis Johnson was the cool kid in school—the one other kids followed. His smug grin tipped off alert parents who somehow …