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Essays that soar
Using the essay to create fiction and to set one’s imagination free (like Borges and others!). Leave a note on first story to join this collection (or @nlowhim on twitter).
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It’s funny to think, but a few years ago, hell almost a decade ago, I was stationed at Fort…
It’s funny to think, but a few years ago, hell almost a decade ago, I was stationed at Fort…
Then one day, tired and not really looking for anything to do, I heard the distinct sound of a crowd roaring. Now I lived in the middle of…
Nelson Lowhim
Feb 17, 2017
These days it seems that I find adventure around every corner.
These days it seems that I find adventure around every corner.
At this point, my neck craned to take in the winter blue sky and think on how it differed from its summer cousin, a beastly sky, that one…
Nelson Lowhim
Jan 7, 2017
Random musing
Random musing
Thing is, I’m not that big a fan of sitting in a car for too long. Old joints (from jumping off planes and running with 80# packs) will do…
Nelson Lowhim
Oct 25, 2016
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I recently found an amazing book while wandering through the shelves of Seattle’s marvelous library.
I recently found an amazing book while wandering through the shelves of Seattle’s marvelous library.
The book was a collection of ancient myths from Tanzania, a collection of translations from cave paintings and symbols. And the story was…
Nelson Lowhim
Oct 20, 2016
On Familial Madness
On Familial Madness
A splendid book on African literature is Writing Madness: Borderlines of the Body in African Literature by Veit-Wild. The book takes a look…
Nelson Lowhim
Nov 6, 2014
[A city series] Better people have lost bigger bets
[A city series] Better people have lost bigger bets
Once again I’m doing a series of stories from other writers. This one is from the lips of a friend of mine. He’s given me permission to…
Nelson Lowhim
Nov 6, 2014
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