Like a mysterious living battery, your dog stores up love. Its tail is powered by love.
A healing love that flows from hand, to hand.
If you’d like to read a bit of fiction I wrote over the weekend about this magical phenomenon, a very short story that I’ve simply titled A Dog’s Tail, then follow the link! If you enjoy reading Cool San Diego Sights, you might like it!
Along with a variety of other philosophical stories, A Dog’s Tail resides on my special writing blog, Short Stories by Richard.
I encountered some poetic street art while walking up C Street this morning. Halfway to the top of Golden Hill, I paused.
An electrical box was painted with fading scraps of thoughtful poetry. As we walk we find ourselves in surprising places. Forgive my translation of Julio Cortázar.
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I live in downtown San Diego and love to walk around with my camera! You can follow Cool San Diego Sights via Facebook or Twitter!
To read a few thoughtful stories I’ve written, click Short Stories by Richard.
I believe I finally got it right. My latest short story. For a while it seemed wrong, incomplete.
Returning the Ball is a happy story about youth, optimism and gratitude.
This quick read is likely to make you smile. Perhaps even wipe a tear. Click the above link to read it.
Need something to read this Labor Day? I’ve gradually built a collection of short stories (and a poem) at my blog Short Stories by Richard. These small works of fiction are ideal for a beach read. Or half an hour by the pool.
Enjoy your day and thank you for supporting Cool San Diego Sights! I plan to head up to Balboa Park! What will I discover today? I don’t know!
Richard
Can you believe it? My writing blog Short Stories by Richard now contains 23 short stories and a poem!
My works of fiction (and poem) operate like small seeds in your fertile mind. Plant one or two–and see what might grow.
Are you curious? Simply click the following links to read my most recent stories:
A Short Bloom offers the wisdom of one gardener.
Writing Infinity is a poem about capturing perfect truth.
Walking on Light is a strange, magical story about an uplifting kind of light.
Beth’s Window contains flowers that will always regrow.
A Bottle of Polish is a tragic story about one person’s secret shine.
How to Catch a Crab is about mystery, danger and a boy’s desire.
Elvis and the Time Machine proves that anyone can time travel.
Thank you for visiting my blog!
Richard
Murder! Gambling halls and brothels! Wyatt Earp! Corrupt police! Scheming businessmen! Secretive gangs! Pirates! A rip-roaring story dripping with suspense and excitement!
Would you like to read the first eight chapters of a thrilling novel set in late 19th century San Diego? Jack Tyler, a talented author of adventure and steampunk fiction, is now writing an action-packed novel titled Stingaree, which takes place in San Diego’s old red-light district–an area of town that today is part of the Gaslamp Quarter. He has made all eight completed chapters available to the public–for free!
In the late 1800s, the Stingaree was where sailors, ranch hands, and the working class sought their thrills in a depressed and rather desolate city. It was home to dozens of gambling parlors, whorehouses and saloons. Law-abiding citizens stayed away for their own safety. To be seen in the Stingaree might destroy one’s reputation. At night all hell would break loose. Those who prospered running tawdry businesses in the Stingaree had to pay the police bribes and watch their own backs.
In the novel Stingaree, the reader will recognize a variety of historical persons and locations. From the construction of the Hotel del Coronado, to George Marston’s department store, to the Horton House Hotel–the story is an exciting journey back in time. Jack Tyler successfully presents a city full of danger, uncertainty and great promise. From his imagination emerges an assortment of wonderfully inventive characters.
I must say I really enjoyed reading the completed chapters. This is the sort of smart, well-constructed story that would make for a really entertaining movie or television series. Cliffhangers and plot twists abound. Enjoy it for free by clicking here!
After reading Jack Tyler’s short introduction to Stingaree, click on each chapter that he has made available. You’ll have great fun!
My writing blog Short Stories by Richard continues to grow. It now features 17 short works of fiction.
Many of the stories concern magic–or elements in life that seem to be magic. Most of the pieces contain both light and darkness.
I already posted a summary of my first six short stories here.
These are the next eleven–click the links to read:
One Strange, Shimmering Dream follows one man’s fantastic pursuit.
A Small Fountain in Green Park is about love and cherished moments in our brief life.
Irresistible Gravity is about futility and self-questioning.
A Dance in the Lightning takes a dangerous peek at ultimate reality.
Waterfall Tears interprets a moment of grieving.
An Old Man on a Bus contains unexpected defiance.
Dew on the Grass is about keen perception.
How to Paint Angels tells a story of despair, then sudden miraculous inspiration.
Final Real Magic is about youth and the uncertain nature of magic.
The Piano Player Sat Down produces a bit of strange, musical magic.
The Child and the Koi is a short fable about opposing primal powers.
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Thank you for following my blog! Today I’m going to a Mariachi Festival in San Diego’s South Bay. Photos should be coming later!
Have a fine Sunday and keep on smiling!
Richard
It’s raining today. And I’m off from work. So I’ve been sitting at my computer wrestling with words.
I believe I’ve now finished another short story. At least, it seems complete. This story concerns youth, magic, innocence, dreams, the passage of years and what might happen in life. If you’d like to read it, click the following link: Final Real Magic is the title of the story.
