November 2005

Curled up on the Floor... Birth

How did I get here curled up on the floor? (Word count: 993)

November 2, 2005 | Emotion: Fear | Type: Creative Nonfiction

I Entered the Desert Alone and Lonely

Encounter with the spirit of the desert in New Mexico on the way to Los Angeles to become the next Eddie Van Halen. (Word count: 5,199)

November 6, 2005 | Emotion: Wonder | Type: Creative Nonfiction

The Gas Station in the Middle of Nowhere New Mexico

Being alone on the highway without the lights of other cars to blind me, I saw shadows in the darkness. (Word count: 16,323)

November 9, 2005 | Emotion: Wonder | Type: Creative Nonfiction

Truth

A rant about the search for truth. (Word count: 23,507)

November 13, 2005 | Emotion: Subjection | Type: Creative Nonfiction

The Overdose

An overdose, a promise to God, and a rescue. (Word count: 27,306)

November 16, 2005 | Emotion: Fear | Type: Creative Nonfiction

Birth

Compare and contrast between my own birth and that of my son. (Word count: 27,306)

November 16, 2005 | Emotion: Disgust | Type: Creative Nonfiction

The BRC

Enter the Biblical Research Center, the soulless nexus of The Way. (Word count: 32,227)

November 20, 2005 | Emotion: Disgust | Type: Creative Nonfiction

Blizzard

The fantastic and frightening blizzard of '77. (Word count: 35,111)

November 23, 2005 | Emotion: Wonder | Type: Creative Nonfiction

The Return to Rome City

I did it! I won NanoWriMo! The last excerpt from the NaNoWriMo writing introduces my final visit to the home of the commune I grew up in outside Rome City, Indiana. (Word count: 50,885)

November 27, 2005 | Emotion: Elation | Type: Creative Nonfiction