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Yet (Another) Year in Seattle -Week 27 – Use of Force

Posted on April 5, 2019 by mtdecker
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Yet (Another) Year in Seattle -Week 26 – Lessons in Perception

Posted on March 25, 2019 by mtdecker

Sunday June 20, 2066 – Mitchell Just when you think you have a handle on everything, life tends to throw you a curve-ball. I’ll take this one as a decent sign and pretend I had a handle on everything but … Continue reading →

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A(nother) Year in Seattle

Posted on June 29, 2018 by mtdecker

About this time 18 years ago, I had just finished “A Year in Seattle” where I told a story in journal format – posting one entry a day for a year.  When I started I doubted I’d make it, but … Continue reading →

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A Long Time Healing

Posted on June 9, 2018 by mtdecker

I know in fiction, my heroes get hurt– like all the time.  Well, in February I found out what it is like to break one bone… in your hand. First, there was the sound as I misjudged where I was … Continue reading →

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The Author Transformation Alliance – New Flash Contest

Posted on January 6, 2018 by mtdecker

Announcement   (Copied from the Blog entry on the matter) New year, new flash.  Starting this Saturday, the ATA Flash Contest is going weekly.  Each Saturday at noon, we will post a new prompt – It could be a picture, a … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction – Thursday’s Threads

Posted on November 4, 2017 by mtdecker

Every Thursday author Siobhan Muir runs “Thursday’s Threads” it’s a Flash Fiction Contest where you are given a line from last week’s winning story as a prompt.  You have to include the line in your story (you can break it … Continue reading →

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Getting back in the saddle

Posted on October 30, 2017 by mtdecker

After a long absence and a lot of personal issues, I’m back. It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 2 years since my last update and a lot has happened in that time.  I’ve been writing but with a lot … Continue reading →

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Trying not to lose the reader

Posted on August 13, 2015 by mtdecker

One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned when it comes to Miro/Flash Fiction is keeping it short without losing the story– or the audience. With flash fiction, I’ve learned that you have to limit the scope of the story and … Continue reading →

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A Serious Word on Backups…

Posted on May 19, 2014 by mtdecker

Making a backup isn’t always enough – take it from me: go the extra step and make sure a) you’ve backed up what you think you have and b) it actually worked. I’ve just come back from a ‘catastrophic’ failure … Continue reading →

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Call the tech guy – Part Two

Posted on May 14, 2014 by mtdecker

Troubleshooting a hardware problem – old school Non-geek version: I need a new computer… or least the insides of a new computer <Geek version> Last week I mentioned having hardware issues – I had hoped that a new power supply … Continue reading →

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