Not a Real Writer

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Real writer? Oh, please. I’ve spilled more ink in 370 posts than most ‘major house’ darlings do in a lifetime. Writing’s not about some fancy imprint or a bookstore shelf—it’s about the grind, the words, the stories that hit harder than a troll’s ego. You think a logo from Penguin or a display at Books-A-Million makes a writer? Nah, it’s the fire in the keys, the late nights, the raw truth bleeding onto the page. Keep your gatekeeping, troll—I’m out here building worlds, one post at a time.Continue Reading

Monument Avenue Mansion

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The sun rises for the living. It never sets for the dead. And the beat goes on for those left behind. Death, though, punches a hole in the fabric. There is an empty place where Charlie (Charles Harrington, 34) used to be. He didn’t own much. He didn’t leave aContinue Reading

Balzac Press logo and icon by Microsoft CoPilot

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Honoring my brother TJ on worldofwebb.net. From BBQ feasts to literary dreams, his spirit lives on. Share your memories of him 💙#InMemoryOfTJ #TJsLegacy #BBQMemories #RideOrDieFriend #GriefAndHealing #WorldOfWebbContinue Reading

Not a Team Player

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Trump won. I voted for him. No, not apologizing. I am not a team player. I was bullied as a kid. Abused by a school teacher. Heard the admonition that because of me, my parents were miserable. My bad attitude has an origin story. Over two-thousand years ago a dissidentContinue Reading

Special Price Just For You

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It’s a trope, “special price just for you.” It means you are about to pay too much for junk. Neesha’s brother had a line on a Nissan Frontier. He was going to buy it and drive it to the farm. All good, right? Nah. Maybe other writers can get paidContinue Reading

Walking Point

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Following Christ isn’t for the meek. It is for those who are walking point. You probably know, but on the chance that you don’t, walking point is the task of marching at the front looking for the enemy. I know you know. But I don’t know who reads the crapContinue Reading

Fourteen sided home A Decade Ago

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My earliest posts on this space are from 2015. It’s mid-January 2025 as of this post. So this blog is a decade old. I believe it is older but I can’t prove my belief. A decade of words, 371 posts averaging 1500 words per post, 560,000 words or so. PlusContinue Reading

Gathering snow storm A Gathering Storm

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There is a gathering storm in the farmhouse. The contratemps between Ophie and Neesha blew through like a summer monsoon. Neesha started online classes in agriculture with Virginia Tech. She left Blackwood for Richmond before applying to VCU. Another “fire! erm . . . too late to make ready andContinue Reading