PinnedMichael Shawn SommermeyerPlato’s Bougainvillea VineMerrily and cheerfully, Benedict woke from his night’s sleep and silenced the alarm. The time a precise 6 o’clock. The window blind…·8 min read·Mar 10, 2024----
PinnedMichael Shawn SommermeyerJake Rutledge and the Guy with Bad TimingEverything is Run by a Computer Nowadays·41 min read·Mar 7, 2019----
Michael Shawn SommermeyerinDe MinimisA Diamond in Her EyeThe story of an intricate cat-and-mouse game between law enforcement and a shapeshifting master jewel thief.·6 min read·Mar 26, 2024----
Michael Shawn SommermeyerA Moment of Pure TruthChristopher feels alienated and dissatisfied with his current professional life. During a daydream he has an epiphany about his life.·4 min read·Mar 20, 2024----
Michael Shawn SommermeyerinPublishousOut, You Damn Sour Lemons!I am on a personal quest to eliminate negative influences.·3 min read·Aug 20, 2019----
Michael Shawn SommermeyerinPublishousThree Ways to Use Words to Grab Attention and Make Your Story Stand OutAttention. Getting eyes to the screen. Piquing the interest of the reader.·3 min read·Jul 30, 2019----
Michael Shawn SommermeyerinPublishousHow the Meet Cute Falls Flat, and Other Cliches to Avoid in Romance WritingI watch a lot of Hallmark Channel programming. I mean a lot. So much romantic trope I can recognize the Meet Cute, when a plot point is…·3 min read·Jul 12, 2019----
Michael Shawn SommermeyerinLiterally LiteraryThe Gold Pamplemousse OrchardThe gold summer sun slips below the pamplemousse orchard, Sparking glitter in the trees and the raw-weed taste of dust…·1 min read·Jul 3, 2019----
Michael Shawn SommermeyerinAutomatic ProseStanding in the Rain, Hammer in Hand, With Murder on my MindHonestly, I never imagined he would take me up on my offer. I mean it is preposterous, but here I am standing outside an apartment in the…·2 min read·Jul 2, 2019----
Michael Shawn SommermeyerinLiterally LiteraryBe a Maker, Not a TakerSome shout no to corporate welfare, And spit on those who say otherwise. Tax loopholes seem unfair…·1 min read·Jun 28, 2019----