Revisions, revisions, revisions. My latest story is complete & in the hopper for next week's (final) workshop. It's a weird story about a real-life lynching that happened in Mobile in 1981. I added some schizophrenia, a few baby alligators, a dude named "Country," and a son thirsting for a fatherly connection. The story ("Portrait") went through many revisions, iterations, and permutations. Finally, I distilled it all into something that flows and feels right. We'll see what the Workshop has to say about it next Tuesday. Until then, I'm coasting on an "end of the semester" vibe, and working on some poems.
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