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Plight of the Poet
the writing of Bailey Stone Barnard
THOUGHT BLOG
May 25, 2016
thought 53
It has been too long since I’ve written something without a purpose. I so often used to write just to write, for the joy of it...
Mar 26, 2014
Introducing Monopole
New setting, new characters, new cover, new title, new story, and it’s nearly twice as long. I'm very enthusiastic about all the...
Feb 1, 2012
thought 25
How does one exist in anything less than the forty-two minutes it takes until the laundry’s done? By one, of course, I mean myself and...
Dec 22, 2011
thought 23
Teddy found something in himself it would have been impossible not to find. It is as though what he became, what he would become, was...
Dec 11, 2011
thought 22
The days, as of late, have been filling up more—all the while these words beckoning to me, tugging at my arm, begging me to pursue. Teddy...
Nov 21, 2011
thought 20
I can’t write anything fiction. I’m far too self-serving for that. So I simply parade my thoughts around in metaphors and other people’s...
Nov 13, 2011
shoveling (thought 17)
It’s been several days since a useful thought has come to me. More of the same old shit spewing from my brain. Sigh, fetter, waste. This...
Nov 8, 2011
things and unthings (thought 15)
With reason enough, I’ve been thinking over writing more and more…as of late. Beyond my current state of endeavors and affairs, I guess...
Nov 7, 2011
impending madness (thought 14)
How many times is it going to take until you realize how good you’ve got it? No, don’t pick up the guitar and start playing music. You’re...
Nov 1, 2011
thought 11
insert something thoughtful here. #somethingthoughtful #notreallyarmistice
Oct 27, 2011
thought 7
What does one say when one sits down to write? He could speak of the sound of somebody outside wheeling the big plastic garbage can to...
Oct 21, 2011
Welcome to Plight of the Poet
Welcome to Plight of the Poet, the website devoted to my yet-unpublished novel Theodorus in Excelsis [now called Monopole]. Today, the...
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