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Author Archives: Kelsey D Garmendia
Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
Taking on a novel is a learning experience. I’ve started many, but never fully committed to finishing one.
I started Come Home when I was in 11th grade. I had joined Quizilla and was a constant poster. I longed to have my story get out there. I still believed in fairy tale romances back then and decided that I was going to start a love story. I took an unusual interest in World War II and thus Shawn Wiste’s life was born.
This is first time I’ve taken a serious look at this piece in nearly 6 years and I’ve got my work cut out for me. I’ve change the title, deleted a lot, rewrote scenes, deleted those and re-rewrote scenes a hundred times over. I’m 27 pages in right now and I’m planning on finishing this project by the end of the month.
So here‘s a little bit you all.
Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
Sleep Now, It’s Ok To Wake Up Late
“Sleep Now, It’s Ok To Wake Up Late”
The car accident played over in their minds, I’m sure. I couldn’t do anything about it though, and it killed me inside; I didn’t want it to end like this. What I wanted, however, hadn’t mattered for years, so I expected my death to be something like this.
You see, I was in that car. I was in that car when the truck crossed my path. I was in that car when my parents drove by. Continue reading
