2 Aug
2010
Many friends and family members have asked me what I am going to do when I finish my365 photo project (only 30 more days, yay!). I’ve thought about doing other photo projects, but I must admit, I’m a bit burnt on photography right now. Instead, based off some books I’ve recently read, I’ve been inspired to write some fiction.
Writing and photography differ in two major areas:
- I don’t think I can produce a piece of fiction every day that’s ready for reading. I do intend to write once a day, but publishing it on this blog would be a disservice to you the reader and me the writer. Writing needs time to incubate, morph, and solidify. However, as I get more fluent, I hope to be able to publish on a regular basis. Some would argue that my photography would have been better if I treated it with this same rationale, and they would probably be right.
- It’s easier for people to look at photos than to read writing. It takes less time and requires far less thought. Therefore, I expect that the crowd of interested readers will be substantially smaller than the crowd I’ve attracted to look at my photos.
With that, I present my first piece of (very short) fiction, The Card.
Please feel free to critique to your hearts content. If you like it share it with your friends, and if you don’t, I apologize for wasting your time.