seanessay.com I got invited to a party! Oh boy! Well, not just me, everyone in the Advanced Toastmasters club, where I had been a guest a couple times, was invited. But after that stupid party, I never went back to that club… The girl with the harp from last week’s post, Eily, told me she […]
Strange Concert at the Lantern
seanessay.com On a deeply frozen and silent prairie night, in an older maze within the city, I locate the Lantern Church. A little paper sign on the door says, “Pull the handle down hard.” I manage the little handle and step inside. Smiling people take my ticket, and I walk down, down past rows of […]
Delighted By Design
seanessay.com One day, walking down the hall by our receptionist, I cheerfully announced, “If ever I’m a time traveler stuck in the past, I will make some money by inventing the paper clip…” Given that there aren’t any accidental time portals in my neighbourhood, I have no idea why I would be worried about making […]
My 25th Experimental Post
seanessay.com I hate to burst the bubble of any romantic would-be writers of stories, but… your main character? Make him a plumber, private eye or professional accountant. A pimp, pirate or professor of English. Anything but a writer. According to a panelist at a prose convention, “People don’t give a (blank) about writers.” Trust me, […]
Most People Don’t Do Politics
seanessay.com Remember how I posted here my comments from Athena’s blog? Her father, John Scalzi, has a blog too. He posted on Whatever last week. His point: Although John came up through journalism with a taste for politics, and although most of his friends are “political junkies,” he doesn’t expect other folks to talk politics. […]
Craving One On One Conversation
essaysbysean.blogspot.com Dear Derek, after your podcast interviews, (link) I’ve been thinking of what you said: You liked conversing with a lady Olympian who said, “I do not hang out.” You very much preferred one on one conversations that were not “hanging out.”. You would be so disappointed when a fellow would surprise you, after you […]