Recently, a dear friend’s mother passed away. I am a strong believer that family and friends are the most important aspect of life. As I watch over his home, I have slowed my writing and switched to reading . Today, I have finished Galapagos by Vonnegut and suggest it to anyone who enjoys Vonnegut. While reading it, I spent a lot of time analyzing how he outlined the piece. I also analyzed what was in the original structure and what was impromptu. Either way, it is an impressive piece of literature that I thoroughly enjoyed. In other news, I have written a new piece Milgram and began work on a new piece: 3 in One (I can’t remember if I mentioned this piece, its original name was Three in 1).
3 in One began percolating during a discussion with my old philosophy professor while at lunch. It will be an experimental piece that I will enter in a competition. It has so many moving parts, which makes it one of the only short stories I have written with an in depth outline. Normally, I write down events and other important details of a short story on scrap paper. In this case, I outlined the piece on my 18×24 paper (reserved only for novels) because it is so complex.