Finished a new short story called “The Curse.”\u00a0 This one’s a very peculiar story and it’s on the long side\u2014about 10,000 words.\u00a0 Speculative fiction, coming of age.<\/p>\n
Half of the story is dedicated to detailing the effects of “the Curse,” a change that suddenly and without warning or explanation was visited upon everyone on the planet. Suddenly everyone’s vision has shifted to include other input.<\/p>\n
The progression of humanity’s acceptance of the Curse is one plot, and the activities of Balthazar\u2014Zarry to his friends\u2014make up the other plot, interspersed with the first in a switching pattern. Zarry’s mission is to remove the Curse from mankind, which ultimately involves his intellectual battle with the Keeper of the Sight.<\/p>\n
It’s really more of a commentary on human nature than anything else, but I dunno who’s gonna get it.\u00a0 I’ll see if any magazines want it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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