Feb 19, 2021OneirocriticaBy D. P. Dawson Was this the right way? The man woke to a dead-end. Three walls forced him to blindly walk. Slowly, he used the walls as a guide to what he hoped was the exit. Nothing blocked his path. …Writing8 min read
Feb 18, 2021Story NewsGood morning! So, I’m going to do something that I haven’t done in a while. I will publish a short story to be permanently published on my blog. I know that once it's here, I can no longer have this published with editors or magazines, and I am fine with that. The…Writing1 min read
Feb 17, 2021Straightening the Body91W.A. StanleyWell done, this is well written!Well done, this is well written!1 min readWell done, this is well written!----1
Feb 17, 2021Scared & Lazy.Good morning! It has been twenty days since my last blog post, and I wish I could blame the delay on my toddler, my wife’s new pregnancy, work, or church events. Sadly, those aren’t the reasons. It's my own fear and laziness that delayed my posting. When I first started…Writing3 min read
Jan 28, 2021Hiya! Today, I want to share an excerpt of a short story draft I finished last year.Hiya! Today, I want to share an excerpt of a short story draft I finished last year. It’s written in the form of a diary and the main character is a female test subject. The story is influenced by horror short stories called Creepypastas and the SCP Foundation fictional organization…Writing1 min read
Jan 26, 2021Gory snippetGood morning! I have been wanting to hone from scene making skills, and this one is a pretty dark one. I have skirted around writing violence in a lot of my writing for years because I felt like people would think I’m not Godly enough, but I figured, a good…Writing1 min read
Jan 22, 2021I could’ve gotten sued.At 13, I finished my first novel series, all written in a Five-Star college-ruled notebook. The series was called Camp Brawl and if anyone read it, I would have been sued into oblivion. It sounds funny, but I am beyond grateful I have never digitized the series. From Final Fantasy…Writing4 min read
Jan 21, 2021Theme of SacrificeTwo subjects that have piqued my interest — gaming and spirituality — have a similar theme that one can be familiar with. I have been a gamer since I could remember, and I have believed in God the same amount of time. Recently, I had a revelation that a video…Journalism4 min read
Jan 20, 2021A little snippet about me.Hi, my name is Devin P. Dawson, but just call me D. P. Dawson. I’m in my late 20s, married to my gorgeous wife, and have a wonderful daughter. There are more layers to this descriptive onion but in due time. Why am I starting this blog? I asked myself…Writing2 min read