Adan Berkowitz’s story “Calm Folk, Come Forth” was published in Metaphorosis on Friday, 4 May 2018. The story originally began as an old idea I had kicking around about “The Lazarus People,” which was about the rise of a technologically advanced people who augmented themselves to live forever. I couldn’t think of anything especially interesting to do with the concept, so I stuck it away in the back of my mind. Later, I had a …
The bear stood on its hind legs and roared. Its fur was matted and tangled, brown with hints of orange, and one of its ears was mostly gone. Gray eyes and long sharp teeth. Rancid breath wafted over me, and I pinched my nose. I was pretty sure it was a grizzly. Dad said grizzlies were big, and mean. He said if you got between a grizzly sow and her cubs, you’d better watch out. …
Q: What is your writing schedule?
A: It depends. For a longer work like a novel, I’ll write every day for at least two hours, otherwise it just never gets done. With short stories, I’m much less disciplined. I’ll get an idea and write in bursts, with no set schedule. This leads to a lot of unfinished stories, sadly.
Adan Berkowitz’s story “Calm Folk, Come Forth” was
published on Friday, 4 May 2018.
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Adan Berkowitz is a writer, musician, and sometime poker player from central New Jersey. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, playing ping-pong, and spending entirely too much time on twitter. If you’d like to reach him there, check out @AdanRaymond.
Adan Berkowitz’s story “Calm Folk, Come Forth” was
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