N.S. Simko

Plant on page 20
Payoff on page 156
Feels real
Feels good
Feels right

for all intents and purposes
i am a human being
and regardless of what I say or do
there will come a day when i am no more

Where are all the beat poets at?

31k in second novel
50 poems written in a month
Think I’ll be migrating here because the vox populi is burning through social media faster than the earth’s natural resources

I think I cracked the code on a great literary influence of mine
By using a painter’s philosophy

Break the formula
Cut the rhymes
Reinvent

Me writing:

Okay, that sounds good
What the hell does that mean?
This isn’t working
You know what, that does make sense

Read or write?

Think I’ll do both

I’m an author in a blue-collar land, where the worth of one’s soul is equal to the weight they carry on their back.
I carry no such weight.
Just the idea of it.

I remember!
Pay rent, introduce landlord.

Red alert!
I forgot a chapter idea
Scramble the f-16s

I should get some writing done

So I’ll play jazz on my piano (for which I have no training, FAAFO)

And don’t ask for refund

Troubling times

Sure, all I’ve got at the moment, which aren’t in my book, are on the subject of recent events. A certain horrible national occurrence we call an election.

I research as I go, and recently hit a wall where the research required a college lecture. Glad to say that’s over with and the writing is sufficient.

Sure, usually it’s based in reality, but Abrahamic mythology is so ingrained in our culture that it works. Also, I don’t believe in cliches. They’re cliches because they’re relatable, as long as you bring your own perspective.

Plot schmlot

Sounds like a regular Philip K. Dick. That’s the sci-fi I like to see.

Thank you, that’s very sweet. My work’s not so innocent though, rather dark and existential/absurd.

Working on literary fiction

Any like-minded writers, writing character driven stories with serious themes?

Damn, I’ve written a lot of novellas thinking they’re short stories

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My collection of prose, poetry, and short stories is available here
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