About Patrick Druid
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Ben had a bad week. Lost his job, home and friends. He thought his luck had gone sour until he met ...HER. Then his luck went sideways. Courier: New Assignment The night came as usual over the warehouse district as the decades old street lamps lit the corrugated metal of the rooftops. A stray dog sniffed at a row of trash cans near the graffiti filled wall, while I walked towards the door. ...
Courier: New Assignment
Aug 15, 2026
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One of the troubles I have had in writing is not the blank page per se, at least not anymore; it's that I have already written so many short pieces and unfinished pieces that I sometimes get a little (maybe more than a little overwhelmed with the prospect of trying to flesh them out. So my wife gave me a little challenge Pick one story that you have written this week and work only on that story fo...
Writing Method
Aug 10, 2026
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A boy, fantasizing about going to the stars, crashes into a harsh and familiar reality I sat alone in my little bedroom, reading a children’s book, looking at pictures of far away places and stars that seemed to beckon to me as if to say, “come to me!” I smiled as I imagined starships crossing the vastness of open space, far away from the confines of my little room. Just as I was about to tu...
The Empty Plate
Mar 08, 2026
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