Horace Wheatley
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Writer living in northern Minnesota.
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Some pieces, including a novella "Off The Map", are coming soon to Kindle!
Stories (6/0)
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“Thea, Ansen, Bracken! I’ve got another one that needs your help!” Darcy Coles clicked and hung up the speakerphone at her desk. TalkBox Media Group owned the entire third floor of a reclaimed lumber house between Seattle and Portland. Urban hipster meets forest chic was on-brand for them. Darcy was training as their first full-time tech support staff and it was a challenging first day.
By Horace Wheatley3 years ago in Journal
Memories, Buried
The computer chimed that the massive audio file had finally finished sending. It always made Alex Roth nervous, wondering if his latest jingle would arrive in time to the corporate producers. He swiveled in a gray office chair to look at his wall calendar. It hung beneath the shadow box of the burial flag from his father. Heather liked to make him a calendar every year, bringing her camera roll and set of duplicates into the local print shop. She had a talent for seeing people and capturing a moment.
By Horace Wheatley3 years ago in Families
90’s Alternative Rock is the Anti-Valentine’s Day Playlist You’ve Been Waiting For
We need to talk about 90’s alternative rock music. This is the era of music I grew up in; it’s where and when I refined my musical tastes. I was born in 1984, but I have never seen War Games or purchased a Guns N Roses album so I can’t truly lay claim to being an 80’s kid. I will lay claim to being a 90’s kid, especially when it comes to rock and roll. To be clear, I will not assert it was the best decade of rock.
By Horace Wheatley3 years ago in Beat
Hallowed Blood
LAST WEDNESDAY Oracle Jim closed the little black book with despair. He stuffed it into a folder with the rest of the financial report and the overdue notices from the Collectors. With a sigh, he closed the drawer. As if that would make the problem go away.
By Horace Wheatley3 years ago in Futurism
