Things to do when Bored
With so many people stuck at home, the threat of boredom is at an all-time high. Here are a few things to do when bored which always work for my family.
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Walter Dinjos, author of “The Woodcutters’ Deity”
Due to visa issues in Nigeria, Walter Dinjos was not able to join us in person for the workshop week. This became a topic of discussion often enough that …
Stephen Lawson, author of “Moonlight One”
Stephen Lawson has a way of looking at the world. It’s a slanted thing. Analytical. Questioning. You feel like he’s watching and assessing everything. It makes him seem …
Anton Rose, author of “A Glowing Heart”
“I am British, you know?” Anton Rose quips at one point of the week long workshop. He’s explaining a penchant he has for a particular personality trait, and the line is given with the …
Ville Meriläinen, author of “The Fox, the Wolf, and the Dove”
Ville Meriläinen’s cold country is Joensuu, Finland. His story, published in the 33rd annual volume of the Writers of the Future anthology, is titled “The Fox, the Wolf, and the Dove.” Oddly, the work is some kind of a mix between
Andrew Peery, author of “Useless Magic”
Andrew Peery is one of the more impressive people you could meet. He lives in Durham, North Carolina where he works as a physician. He has a family—wife and two younger children who he clearly adores. As a doctor, he’s a …
Dustin Steinacker, author of “Envoy in the Ice”
Dustin Steinacker is soft-spoken and open. He’s calm and collected on the outside, but having a conversation with him makes you realize that his mind goes in directions that …
Molly Elizabeth Atkins, author of “Obsidian Spire”
It seems to me that Molly Elizabeth Atkins is in the middle of a transition. She’s a published finalist in the 33rd Annual Writers of the Future anthology, of course. It’s her first time in print. Her story is titled “Obsidian Spire” and tells the tale of …
David VonAllmen, author of “The Magnificent Bhajan”
David VonAllmen is someone who seems to always be on an even keel. There’s this sense of stability riding under his veneer that comes out even stronger when he speaks. He looks at things with a sense of calm that suggests …
Ziporah Hildebrandt, author of “The Long Dizzy Down”
Despite being a bit quiet on first meeting, it only took a moment to determine Ziporah Hildebrandt is a free spirit. She is the kind of person who …
