It came from Hamilton Perez

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Hamilton Perez’s story “Problems of the Flesh” was published in Metaphorosis on Friday, 7 October 2022. I started this story around 2015 as a sort of final goodbye to the religious faith of my early adulthood. I thought it would be interesting if the Second Coming occurred, but rather than Christ returning in glory, he was weak or ill (though still supernatural). I didn’t want to make the story about Christianity (or any particular religion), …

Yet another question for Hamilton Perez

Q: Are you an outline or discovery writer?

A: I’ve always been more of an outliner, but that’s just another way to say that outlining is where I discover. Outlining lets me play with ideas freely, and it lets me jump around the story as things come to me. That said, the actual writing/discover phase always changes the outline, so there’s a lot of back and forth, which is probably why it takes me so long to finish anything. But it’s the outlining that I enjoy most. That’s where I get to play. The writing is where I work.

Hamilton Perez’s story “Problems of the Flesh”
in Metaphorosis Friday, 7 October 2022.
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Even more about Hamilton Perez

Hamilton Perez has been writing stories for as long as he can remember, and possibly even longer than that. His earliest known work is a fan-fiction crossover between Star Wars, Terminator, and Jurassic Park. It has yet to be picked up by a major studio, but Hamilton remains hopeful. When not writing, he can be found rolling 20-sided dice, playing irresponsibly with medieval weaponry, or chasing squirrels with the dog.

hamiltonperez.com, @TheWritingHam

Hamilton Perez’s story “Problems of the Flesh”
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It came from Hamilton Perez (again)

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Hamilton Perez’s story “Bye Bye Skinny Cow” was published in Metaphorosis on Friday, 6 April 2018. The title came first, though it wasn’t so much a title as a lament. I’d recently lost my dog, Jack (affectionately referred to as “skinny cow”) to a brain tumor, an experience completely alien to me despite growing up with all kinds of animals and having, on occasion, to say goodbye to them. But I’d never seen a seizure …