Author: Vincent Mars

I write as a way of life: stories, blogs, articles, almost-poems. I'm a freelancer, a vegetarian, and I listen to Leonard Cohen and enjoy French films. We are dying a little more with each new day we live, so shouldn't we make the most of our time?

Summer Writing

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I dislike summer with its blistering sun and burning concrete streets and hot dusty winds and torrid stillness and noisy nights, but I must admit that it's a great season for staying indoors and writing and reading all day long. Golden sunny mornings are a treat, especially when you have a nice blue patch of … Continue reading Summer Writing

The Urge to Write

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Do you often feel the urge to write but don't know what to write about? I do. At first this annoyed me and I often hung my head and sighed. ‘I want to write but I have nothing to say,’ I thought. ‘I’m no proper writer.’ I stared at many blank pages. And they stared … Continue reading The Urge to Write

50-Word Tales #109

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On his way home from work he bought his wife thirty-three white roses. Last night they had a bad fight. He unlocked the door and entered. ‘Honey, I bought you roses!’ He was startled. Half of the furniture was gone. On a table he found a message: DIVORCE. He fainted. Related articles A 50-Word Story … Continue reading 50-Word Tales #109