Author: D. A. Hosek
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Writerly resolutions: February status
Even though there was one less day and I missed a day of writing, I managed to get more words rewritten for the novel this month than last. I’ve also been in a bit of a research binge of late with even more books added to my list and more books read. Israel Joseph Singer’s¹ novel…
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Song of the Month: Lavender by Marillion from Misplaced Childhood
Misplaced Childhood is, I think, the best of the neo-prog albums that came out after the first wave of prog, with a great mix of accessibility and extravagance. And somehow, with all of that, and the fact that the album is essentially a single long song (split in two in the original release but performed without…
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Writerly resolutions: January Status
I succeeded in getting at least a little bit of writing done on the novel every day this month. At the current pace I’ll have draft two finished in mid-July. Of course there are always bits of research digressions which can throw me off (like I wanted to know what the name of the railroad tracks…
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Song of the Month: Somebody’s Baby by Jackson Browne from Solo Acoustic Vol. 2
Something new. Once a month I’m going to highlight a song from my music collection that’s worth a listen or twenty. To start things off, I’m going with a solo acoustic version of Jackson Browne’s “Somebody’s Baby.” The song was originally released as part of the soundtrack for Fast Times at Ridgemont High which I don’t…
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Wait what?
Watching I, Claudius, it was a bit disturbing to see a picture of Patrick Stewart looking like but then looking for an image to share, I found this picture and I don’t think I’ll ever be the same again
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Who were all those Facebook friends anyway?
It’s been a year since I’ve dropped off of social media. I occasionally fall off the wagon when I check the Twitter account for creativewritingmfa.info but for the most part I’m social media free and happier for it. That said, I was a bit curious about who the people I was friends with on Facebook were.…
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Dropping off of social media has never seemed wiser
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Three poems in new anthology
I had three poems come out this week in the anthology, Rising Voices: Poems Toward a Social Justice Revolution. These are all part of my Chicago Sonnets series. Chicago Sonnet #4 has its origins in a research paper I wrote in high school where, somewhat enamored of my role on the school paper, I decided to focus…
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Writerly resolutions for 2022
My goals for the year: Goals are nice, but remember that they don’t really matter. I’ll get done what I’ll get done, acceptances are out of my control. Get We, the Rescued through the rewrite and revision stage and then get some people to read the whole damned thing. I’ve got eight stories that have been…