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R.Q. Woodward

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Category: Stories

I Watched Someone Die Today

I watched someone die today. I watched as again and again life went out and was miraculously returned. How many times did they die? Three? Five? More? I watched someone die today, and I held back tears. Crowds gathered. Eyes stared. Hands rose in prayer. But we all die in the end, right? I watched… Read More I Watched Someone Die Today

July 28, 2019 R.Q. WoodwardLeave a comment

Story versus Style

April 6, 2018 R.Q. WoodwardLeave a comment

I Write Lyrics

I don’t consider myself a poet. Poetry is tough to write. I’ve written poetry over the years though, and in high school I started writing lyrics. Stuff like “I Love Mayonnaise” because I was into cheesy punk music at the time. Sometime between 2010 and 2012, on a road trip from Texas to Arizona to… Read More I Write Lyrics

March 29, 2017March 29, 2017 R.Q. Woodward8 Comments

Writing a Fairytale

It turns out that turning a fairy tale into a novel-length manuscript feels more like writing a regular fantasy novel than ‘writing a fairy tale.’ There is something about fairytales that demands an obvious narrative voice and brevity in the story telling, neither of which I can feature throughout the bulk of my story. I’m telling a… Read More Writing a Fairytale

November 3, 2016 R.Q. Woodward10 Comments

Current Project – Mental Breakdown

Once upon a time there was a girl who got bitten by the writing bug. She happened to get bitten at a most inopportune time. The bite occurred during her final semester of undergraduate courses. For some, this isn’t a busy time at all. For others, like our heroine, it was. There were essays, exams, and plenty of books… Read More Current Project – Mental Breakdown

August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 R.Q. Woodward1 Comment

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