Flash Fiction-Whooops!
© 2009 Patrick Hester. All Rights Reserved Whooops! If this is the way I’m going out, then bring it on. That’s what I wanted to say. It’s the renegade in me; the rogue. He’s always saying stupid shit like that, and it...
Music is important when writing: my iTunes playlist
I can’t imagine not having music going when I’m writing. Occasionally, I’ll have something else going; like a DvD movie or something, but for the most part, it has to be music for me. My tastes are more diverse then I probably...
Podcast: Episode 4
Episode #4: All Things from My Brain In the fourth episode of the All Things From My Brain podcast, I talk about the 1st anniversary of the Apple App store, a couple of public radio aggregators for the iPhone and iTouch, Dig Dug for the iPhone...
Lightning Photos
Last night, a storm rolled in and I was able to grab some pretty awesome photos. Granted, I’m still learning how to use this fancy Nikon D40, but I am really happy with the way these turned out and wanted to share. ~P
I’m considering bringing back ‘Caption Fun Fridays’
If you’re new to the blog, you probably don’t have any clue what I’m talking about when I mention ‘Caption Fun Fridays’. I used to do these Friday pieces called ‘Caption Fun’ – I take stock...
Flash Fiction: Ghost Story
© 2009 Patrick Hester. All Rights Reserved. Ghost Story “Well, there it is! The most haunted house in the world! Do you know, they say a hundred people died in there on the same night! Poisoned! And we’re gonna spend the...
I think I’m more Fantasy than SciFi
When it comes to my writing anyway. And then again, maybe my Scifi is simply subtle; it’s there in my stories but you don’t realize it. I wrote a lot more Scifi stuff when I was younger versus today, where I lean more on the Fantasy...
I love the 1 minute to 5 afternoon callback
You know how you can tell if someone really, really doesn’t want to talk to you? They call you back at 1 minute to 5. This is a classic technique. It flips you the bird but technically still counts as returning your call. No matter that...
Podcast: Episode 3
Episode #3: All Things from My Brain In the third episode of the All Things From My Brain podcast, I talk about updates on the blog this week, updates on life in general, the trouble with last weeks podcast and Comcast, the launch of a new Flash...
The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription
Because we should remember that this weekend is about more than a day off… IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one...
Flash Fiction: Dungeon Master
“Um… Okay. You’re standing at a crossroads. You see before you a mist rising from the marsh.” Duncan stared out above his screen, only his eyes visible to the players crowded around the too small table. To his left was Mark; a Half-Elf...
When policies and legalese ruin consumer confidence
A little something different today. I want to talk about customer service, consumer confidence and marketing. If you sold the best no-bake cookies around, would you take your cookies to market and lead with a warning about ecol i and raw eggs...