PinnedDevin DaGracaTHE STAY (Pages 1–57)A man who intends to finish writing The Great American novel at an Airbnb he rents out, gets distracted by the oddities of his stay…Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
Devin DaGracaDrifting: A Novella (Chapters 12 & 13)12 For many nights and many mornings after, I woke up to the sound of Stagg’s gun shot — the only one it took to send Shayla’s body to…Feb 1, 2019Feb 1, 2019
Devin DaGracaDrifting: A Novella (Chapters 10 & 11)10 I froze in the crescent moon of Shayla’s gaze like a deer disturbed by distant rifle fire and replied, “Hey, yeah! Yeah, no, I do…Jan 31, 2019Jan 31, 2019
Devin DaGracaDrifting: A Novella (Chapters 8 & 9)8 When I got home, my father was in the kitchen, hovered over a plate of microwaved food while watching an episode of Law and Order — a…Jan 30, 2019Jan 30, 2019
Devin DaGracaDrifting: A Novella (Chapters 6 & 7)6 Three O’ clock rolled by and I still hadn’t taken my lunch yet — not that I would have on any other day (I had tendency of taking my…Jan 29, 2019Jan 29, 2019
Devin DaGracaDrifting: A Novella (Chapters 4 & 5)4 When my alarm went off that morning, I spent the first few minutes of it in bed, wondering how much of my night had been a dream. Had I…Jan 28, 2019Jan 28, 2019
Devin DaGracaDrifting: A NovellaEvery story, even ones of fiction and maybe even especially ones of fiction, comes from some true place that the writer has been. This one…Jan 27, 2019Jan 27, 2019
Devin DaGracaPage 10 of 365: “Not Your Grandma’s Generation”When I was writing at Starbucks yesterday and went looking for an available Wi-Fi network to connect to, about a dozen networks had popped…Jan 19, 2017Jan 19, 2017
Devin DaGracaPage 9 of 365: “So, What Are You Up To These Days?Have you ever had a person ask you a question about your personal life that you answered in less than the five hundred word minimum they…Jan 15, 2017Jan 15, 2017