First one is Percolating

I'm writing the first story. I started it last night. These short stories are literary fiction based on fact. I love the idea of that and was very excited when Truman Capote "invented" the genre. I've changed things here and there so that if you think you see yourself in a story, it's purely accidental. The stories I'll post on Mondays will be just what came out of my head and won't be totally edited and polished, but I'll try to do some editing and polishing as I go so nobody will take a snooze when reading them.

I'll post my week's story on Mondays but the month of November is the month of  NaNoWriMo and I plan to take part in that so November might be a month of no stories posted, but I'll still post an extra month of readings tacked on at the end to make up a full 52 short stories.

Self-discipline----Gotta Practice That

I read a quote by Ray Bradbury that said it's not possible for a writer to write 52 bad stories, so I'm going to see if he's right. It would be kind of disappointing if I prove him wrong but I think the fact that I have 52 weeks to write those stories is going to be psychologically freeing for me. I won't be so precious about each story so the "blank sheet of paper" won't be so intimidating.

My first story will be posted in a few days. I not only don't mind you commenting, I'd love any critique you have for what I write. I don't have a thin skin where that's concerned and all comments and suggestions are given due consideration. Some of this work will hopefully go into a book of my own short stories in time.

For now, on with writing 52 stories in 52 weeks.