Curly Parsly By Benjamin J. Gohs SOMETIMES HE WHISPERED his own name for that was all he chose or perhaps all he could. Whether Curly Parsly understood the implications of that moniker, only the god of his terrible making could say. Now, I love the man. May sound odd to those who know I tried … Continue reading A short story entitled ‘Curly Parsly’
Setting the Table
Setting the Table By Benjamin J. Gohs Libby worked the blade into the dirty skin slowly and without thought. The mindless task soothed her. Thin metallic chirp as she whisked away the peels into a musty pile on a dank bed of yesterday’s news. Baptized the newborn spud in a bowl of rinse water, eyed … Continue reading Setting the Table
Reading is good therapy
Stories of desperation and triumph, petulance and generosity, cowardice and bravery, disappointment, and absconding—from fear, boredom, desire. Nowhere but in the pages of books have I ever found such comfort, validation, commiseration. Thanks for reading Benjamin J. Gohs! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. After spending the better part of … Continue reading Reading is good therapy
Going it alone in publishing
After nearly six years of work on my historical adventure novel A Thin Porridge, (story on how I wrote it here) I can say I'm now in the final months of preparation leading up to publication. Shooting for mid-June 2020 for the official debut. Ever since I started sketching ideas for this book back in … Continue reading Going it alone in publishing
Five Hundred Words Including The Title
I penciled this experimental prose poetry story last February for a writing conference but they didn't end up using it. So I'm passing the savings on to you!!! Five Hundred Words Including The Title Quotation marks epigraph period quotation marks Em dash Attribution Note of the author colon I have written this fictional account of … Continue reading Five Hundred Words Including The Title
