Robin
I wrote this for a quick write micro fiction competition.
Rob from the greedy to give to the needy, in this simple and quick caper.
Creative Writing
All of the creative writing of Jarrett S. Smith collected into one place. Check the list and find your next favorite read.
Father Figure
As Chad stands over his fallen father, the urge for revenge clashes with his father’s wish for him to be better. In a tense confrontation with the murderer, Chad must choose between vengeance and justice. Discover the moment a hero is born in Father Figure.
The Gamble
He checked the cards displayed on his forearm. Unfortunately, they didn’t compose a winning hand, but the rest of the table didn’t know. Or did they? He surveyed the three-tentacle eyes Trindback to his left. He couldn’t remember if they could read minds or not. The sharply dressed human across the table from him didn’t
Locked Up
If the officer looked close enough, he would see my heart beating through my chest. I tried to control my breath, to get air through the lungs so that I could calm down. But it wasn’t working. It didn’t help my nerves that the officers put me in this grey, sterile room over an hour
Offline
Trent looked around his computer at the battlefield of discarded action figures. A smorgasbord of characters, trucks, and colorful bricks covered most of the off-white carpet and colorful alphabet rug. Usually the sight wouldn’t bother him, but something about it struck fear into his heart.
Trent had worked so much lately that it felt like he and his son, Tyler, were almost strangers. So, when Trent’s wife needed to go to the dentist, he took a day off to spend time with the person he missed the most. However, a work phone call before breakfast brought his plans crashing down.
He hesitated as his fingers pushed the final buttons to send his finished work. His stomach churned as he thought about what to do next. He wanted to play with his son but worried his son wouldn’t want him.
Nighty, Night, Sweet Prince
Graham took a focused breath to steady his nerves. Recently, he saw an active shooter situation at his school, yet the challenge before him felt worse. “Come on, James. You have to take a bath,” he pleaded with his two-year-old, who ran from him again. His son was a photocopy of himself, attitude and all.
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#Goals – A Quick Short Story
I made it a challenge to write a short story, under a thousand words, with the prompt Goals, for the new year. While I struggled to finish it in my deadline timeframe, here it is. #Goals by Jarrett S. Smith His arms burned, but he couldn’t stop. Not this close to his goal. His palm
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Getting It On The Page – How to Write A Novel
So you want to know how to write a novel but don’t know where to start. You’ve had an idea floating around in your head that you think would make a great book, but you don’t know what to do next. Maybe you have some thoughts that you think could be the next best seller,
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Character Development Exercises – Filling In the Cracks
Last week, we started to plan out our story by developing a few tentpole scenes. This week, we’re going to tackle the filling or those little moments of character development that go between these moments. The following writing exercises will help you flesh out those characters you’ve created. In this part, we get to have
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