Cameron D. Garriepy's Blog, page 42
May 29, 2012
Signs and Boundaries At Sea
When I woke up this morning, from a very solid sleep, this is what I wrote down on my notepad: At sea in a Venetian water taxi, circling a sort of boundary marker, a stone powder house on a tiny … Continue reading →
Dramatis Personae, Damselfly Inn: Elisha
Welcome back to Dramatis Personae, the series wherein I interview the characters for my novel-in-progress, working-titledDamselfly Inn. A contemporary romance set in a small collegiate town in the Champlain Valley of Vermont, Damselfly Inn is the story of innkeeper Nan … Continue reading →
May 26, 2012
Lucky 7: Ellen’s Barn Roof
Stephanie from My Write Side tagged me for the Lucky 7Meme. It’s a fun one: Go to page 7 or 77 in your current manuscript. Go to line 7. Copy down the next seven lines (sentences??) as they are – … Continue reading →
May 25, 2012
The Storm
The sky was tornado green in the waning daylight; thunderheads piled up smoke gray, obscuring the Adirondacks in the West.Nan could see the wall of rain coming. Halfway across the lake by now, and closing in on the valley.She looked … Continue reading →
May 24, 2012
The Story Circle: Dumpster Diving, Part Four
This month, Jessie, the Jester Queen, gave us the beginning of a truly “trashy” mystery. She handed her literary baton to Eric of I Can’t Brain Today, I Have the Dumb, who in turn passed it to David of Scholarly … Continue reading →
May 23, 2012
Dramatis Personae, Damselfly Inn: Joss
Welcome back to Dramatis Personae, the series wherein I interview the characters for my novel-in-progress, working-titledDamselfly Inn. A contemporary romance set in a small collegiate town in the Champlain Valley of Vermont, Damselfly Inn is the story of innkeeper Nan … Continue reading →
May 22, 2012
Dramatis Personae, Damselfly Inn: Nan
Welcome to Dramatis Personae, a new series wherein I’m going to interview the characters for my novel-in-progress, working-titledDamselfly Inn. A contemporary romance set in a small collegiate town in the Champlain Valley of Vermont, Damselfly Inn is the story of … Continue reading →
May 17, 2012
The Story Circle: Dumpster Diving, Part 3
This month, Jessie, the Jester Queen, gave us the beginning of a truly “trashy” mystery. She handed her literary baton to Eric of I Can’t Brain Today, I Have the Dumb, who in turn passed it to David of Scholarly … Continue reading →
May 14, 2012
Driftwood
Monomoy Island, a black ridge on the horizon, endless curving sand stretching out ahead, tide peeling away his footprints behind. Three months since the dog came home without her, twisted vehicular shrapnel caught in the leash. He sifted the dunes. … Continue reading →
May 13, 2012
Captain Hook and Agooha: A Guest Post by Felix
The following is Felix’s first short story, as dictated to his Mama, with our original illustration. Once upon a time, there were pirates who lived in a far away land. When the pirates crashed on the beach, they said, “Arrr!” … Continue reading →
