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 | Dec 28, 2010 | General Fiction, Humorous, Short Stories, Unedited
Some people say that I’m pretty special. I just laugh. Me? I’m nothing! I’m just like any other guy of superior intelligence, better than average looks and awe‑inspiring charm, imagination and athletic ability. Really. Yet, there are still some...
by Rob Diaz | Oct 18, 2010 | Edited, General Fiction, Publication Announcements, Real Life, Short Stories
The first thing I want to say is thanks to everyone who posted comments describing their worst travel experiences. I’m sorry that you all had such harrowing experiences, but I thank you for sharing them. I, personally, have had many bad experiences. One of them...
by Rob Diaz | Oct 10, 2010 | Edited, General Fiction, Publication Announcements, Real Life, Short Stories
As many of you know, for the past eight months I have been involved with the second set of anthologies coming from the Chinese Whisperings brand. Last year’s debut anthology, The Red Book, was an exciting event consisting of 10 authors from around the world. It...
by Rob Diaz | Jul 10, 2010 | Prompted, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Short Stories, Unedited
(written for the [Fiction] Friday prompt on July 9, 2010: “In her right hand a woman holds a loaded gun, in her left, a coin that just came up ‘tails’”.) There wasn’t much more to say, so I stayed quiet. The officer looked at me icily, contempt and...
by Rob Diaz | Mar 16, 2010 | Edited, Humorous
Yep, that’s right – today is my birthday! And you know what that means… it means the second most famous dude to be born on the 16th of March is livin’ large and partyin’ down. I’ll leave it up to you to decide if Eric Estrada is or if I am...
