by Rob Diaz | Apr 1, 2011 | Sci-fi/Fantasy, Short Stories, Unedited
(A note about ‘Hidden’) I initially posted a draft of this story several years ago. I wasn’t a big fan of it, so I reworked it significantly and re-published it today. I hope you enjoy it. “This is the perfect hiding spot, isn’t it?” The...
by Rob Diaz | Feb 17, 2011 | Short Stories, Unedited
by Nick Diaz and Rob Diaz (A note about ‘Mercury Marshmallow Men’) My son has been struggling in school with writing. He has been putting together extremely brief answers to essay questions and largely not enough details about anything. The...
by Rob Diaz | Feb 16, 2011 | Edited, Publication Announcements, Real Life, Sci-fi/Fantasy
It has been my privilege and good fortune to be asked to be a part of a new anthology! “Nothing But Flowers: tales of post apocalyptic love” is the second offering from Literary Mix Tapes (a quarterly crowd-sourced short fiction anthology inspired by...
by Rob Diaz | Jan 5, 2011 | Edited, Humorous, Prompted, Real Life
(written based on the [Fiction] Friday prompt on December 31, 2010: “What are your Anti-Resolutions for the coming year?”) Note: Most people put in 5 or 10 of these… but somehow, 13 seemed more appropriate for me. I will not continue trying to find...
by Rob Diaz | Jan 3, 2011 | Edited
At the beginning of a new year, we often think about the things we need or want more of in the coming year. Today, I’d like to think about what I’d really like to do without this year. This list, in no particular order (aside from the first one), should...
