In the Beginning...

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

Yep, this Scripture alludes to Christ as the “Word.” But as a writer, as someone who loves words and their manipulations and combinations, words are God. Words are everything. They are more than communication, more than meanings. They are what define us. They are utterances that explain what are in our hearts and heads. They are manifestations of intellect and reason. And they are manifestations of a God that values intellect and reason. Words, in a basic sense, allow us to collaborate and join consciousness with others. They possess the power to create community and cohesiveness, or isolation and seclusion.

So then, I’m committed to the word. Words. All of them.


We’re starting this blog to share our experiences as writers -- not the professional kind with a bibliography to his name, but as people who want to express what they think with words. We’re amateurs. Novices. And while, sure, absolutely, I would love to have a list of published works a mile long and eternal fame, that’s not something that I’m actively shooting for at this point.

Who am I? I’m just somebody that wants to describe the sight, smell, sound, taste, feeling of it all in short, concise little sentences that kind of prick the reader. This dude, a theorist -- Roland Barthes, believed that photographs have the ability to “prick” the viewer. He called that the “punctum” in a visual work of art. I believe that words have the same ability, and that any good writer understands the importance of juxtaposition and imagery in creating a “punctum” with words.

Here we’ll share the short sentences that popped into our heads during the morning drive to work. We’ll share what the process of getting published is like. We’ll give you the inside scoop on what really goes down when your fiction or poetry is in the slush pile at your favorite literary journal. We’ll give you writing prompts that helped us, the daily writing routines of established authors, and music to write by.

And of course, we hope to hear from you. Let us know what you want to read about. Bitch and moan about the state of “art” today. Share your favorite quotes from authors. And tell us what helps you get rid of particularly bad cases of verbal constipation.