A.R. Clayton

Is anyone out there doing Blogmas for December 2018? If so, I’d love to know, including what topics you’ll be covering. Fellow indie authors I’d especially love to hear from. I’d like to piggy back on some sort of structure if it’s already out there on the wild wild web. But if not, I’m sure Mr. Swinebottom and myself could come up with something…dangerously interesting.

Please leave a comment below with your blog and I’ll give it a looky-lou.

Thanks, all. Please, pass the tea kettle; it’s getting chilly out there.

Short Stories & Poetry, Stopping By...

Happy Thanksgiving: From A Horror Author (Humor/Serious)

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 Peregrine Arc: An Author's Scratchwork

Happy Thanksgiving from me at Peregrine Arc.

Let’s all slaughter a bird, sit down, and talk.

We’ll clamor, and yammer and pass the dressings all ’round,

while we hide our Christmas lists and gain twenty more pounds.

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Mr. Swinebottom Presents: A Word From Our Supporters, In Song (Editor Opening)

November 18, 2018November 18, 2018 Peregrine Arc: An Author's Scratchwork

Mr. Swinebottom walks on stage, holding a couple of cue cards. He is dressed in a bright yellow, plush pencil costume which he clearly finds quite cozy and comfortable. He smiles once briefly and wipes some sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief in the shape of a pink eraser. After a few stretches, he clears his throat vigorously and hums a tune through his nose to find his pitch, closing one nostril and then the other.

“And now for a word from our supporters. Feel free to bounce along in your seats, ladies and gentleman. Clapping is permitted, during this performance…”

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