Author: Caleb Jacobo
Marvin the Protector
I am a strong boy. Mama tells me I’m strong because I don’t have the same head as the other boys, but I has the strength more than them. I go to school at Windsor Elementary. The teachers are nice. The principal is nice. The kids are not nice all the time. I don’t like to always sit by myself, but since Steven said so, none of the other kids sit with me. Some of my friends still sit with me, but it is Mrs. Holland and some more kids from my classes.
March 4, 2013
The sun bakes my black hair and stirs up powerful smells.
Prompt: Write a scene with an unwanted guest.
March 3, 2013
He is masterful.
Hello you. Here is a new timed prompt. I haven’t done one in a while. I put two minutes on the clock for this one. Enjoy!
March 3, 2013
Her lacquered lips spat raspberry-lime in his face.
Hello, it’s nice to see you again. Here is a scene sketch I wrote for you this evening. Enjoy!
February 28, 2013
À la Pushkin
Here is a quick sketch inspired by an Alexander Pushkin story. Enjoy!
February 27, 2013
On Clichés and Kennings
Writers are often told to avoid clichés or risk the work being criticized as banal. There is a lot of truth to that sentiment. But we must remember that clichés are more than just rehashed creativity. Clichés carry with them entire universes of associated knowledge. Old Norse had a word for this called kennings. Kennings, like clichés, originate from a figure of speech. For example, terms like “the whale’s road” are used in place of “the sea” in their poetry. It was not considered unoriginal or in bad taste to use kennings, in fact, Norse poets tried to find ways to fit as many kennings in a poem as possible. Before humans invented writing, all of our stories, our ‘literature’, was oral.
February 25, 2013
Farmstead II
I had some down time from my major projects this afternoon so I wrote the next installment of Farmstead; I hope you enjoy it! If you have questions about what it is I do here, check out this page, or contact me here.
February 24, 2013
Farmstead
Here is the start of a new periodical. I hope you enjoy! If you have questions about what it is I do here, check out this page, or contact me here.
February 23, 2013
River valley river—a stream of consciousness exercise.
Hello you. I’m about to wind down for the night and as a cool-down lap I decided to let myself do a stream of consciousness session for about two minutes. Enjoy!
February 21, 2013