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First Church of Storytelling

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About Me

On my birthday, April 11th, in the year 2007, I took up a challenge to write a short story a week for a year from my friend Sean Ryan. As of April 11th, 2008, I have 52 completed short stories posted on this site's blog. They are messy, sloppy, ridiculous stories. Give them a shot. At the moment I'm going back and reworking some, coming up with some new projects, using what I've learned over this year for further work. The learning, however, is never done. Please feel free to leave comments, critiques, maybe even a story challenge/request on any of these stories. I'll rock it. That's how I roll. I'll also keep posting things in the future, so check back in from time to time, or subscribe to the blog to get updates.Thanks for stopping by.All the Best,-Jake T.

My Interests

Writing and stories. Dur.

I'd like to meet:

People who like to write, read and give good old fashioned constructive criticism.

Music:

Concept albums.

Movies:

Yes!

Television:

And How!

Books:

You betcha!

Heroes:

Writers! Sean Ryan!

My Blog

Week 52: The End

So this is it. A year of writing a story a week. Some were good, some were bad, on rare occasions some were an absolute blast, and rarest of all, some were actually on time. However, I've decided to h...
Posted by First Church of Storytelling on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:10:00 PST

Week 51: The Stranger

THE STRANGER              Don stumbles down the alley, reeling like an overzealous ballerina. He’d been out drinking with the boys from the...
Posted by First Church of Storytelling on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:06:00 PST

Week 50: Happy Belated Easter

HAPPY BELATED EASTER              You’re welcome.        &nbs p;  For the candy, for the bunnies...
Posted by First Church of Storytelling on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:49:00 PST

Week 49: Curses!

I actually wrote this and posted it yesterday, but apparently it didn’t take. So here I am, posting again. This is the make-up story, a new story should hopefully be coming tonight. KABONG. &nbs...
Posted by First Church of Storytelling on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:59:00 PST

Week 48: Dull

I know I’m behind. The catch-up story will come either later today or tomorrow. I’ve vowed to write a one-pager. Job search = creative brain death. I apologize. But the real issue is, what...
Posted by First Church of Storytelling on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:02:00 PST

Week 47: Girls Night

Girl's Night              The beat of the subway was so pervading that Daphne turned off her i-pod and listened to the train rattle like an appre...
Posted by First Church of Storytelling on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:04:00 PST

Week 46: Snow Angel

Snow Angel                The woman in the large red anorak was fifteen feet behind the monster and gaining. The monster was a large thing wi...
Posted by First Church of Storytelling on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:35:00 PST

Week 45: The Cowboy

I know, a week behind. I'm still trying to figure out how to balance all this life mess with writing. However, the new story should be done by tomorrow, which will catch me up. Eek. I apologize. The ...
Posted by First Church of Storytelling on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:26:00 PST

Week 44: The Pitch

This week Emily and I went to scout possible wedding venues in Virginia, which was absolutely delightful! Currently, the Audobon Society right outside of D.C. leads the pack! EXCITING!However, within ...
Posted by First Church of Storytelling on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:58:00 PST

Week 43: A Horn in the Head

One day I will post a story on time. One day I will also have a job that I enjoy, a fulfilling artistic life that pays me, an apartment with my fiance and a professional to keep me on task and also ma...
Posted by First Church of Storytelling on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:18:00 PST