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It’s Absolutely Impossible For Us To Stop Being An Engineer

It’s Absolutely Impossible For Us To Stop Being An Engineer

by Byron Seastrunk | Oct 27, 2019 | Engineer, General, Married to an Engineer, New, Stories, Writing

We all do it. When we’re reading a book or watching a movie containing elements of our expertise and the story does something so ridiculous that we find it impossible to enjoy the story. Even worse we find ourselves sharing our disgust with anyone willing to...
Rest In Peace Kindle Write On, I Hardly Knew You

Rest In Peace Kindle Write On, I Hardly Knew You

by Byron Seastrunk | Jan 27, 2017 | Blogging, General, Stories, Writing

From the moment I learned about the existence of Kindle Write On, I felt this was a fantastic idea. Here was a place for aspiring writers to put their efforts under the eyes of a supportive community. Last February I opened an account, screwed up my...
My Adventures And More At Amazon WriteOn

My Adventures And More At Amazon WriteOn

by Byron Seastrunk | Feb 24, 2016 | Blogging, General, New, Stories, Writing

This is the year I intend to promote my short stories. I have them posted on Opinionbypen but without better SEO on them I can’t expect Google to send anybody my way and sure enough, that’s exactly what has happened. When Amazon’s newsletter for self publishing...
A Discussion on the Writing of Dockside

A Discussion on the Writing of Dockside

by Byron Seastrunk | May 23, 2015 | Blogging, General, New, Stories, Writing

I’ll admit to a huge amount of pride in the stories I’ve written. Unfortunately very few of you have read my stories. That’s not your fault. I already know what I write doesn’t appeal to everyone. Before you protest, let me explain that the way my stories are...
An Engineer Muses On Fictional Writing

An Engineer Muses On Fictional Writing

by Byron Seastrunk | Mar 2, 2014 | Blogging, Engineer, General, Stories, Technology, Writing

If you’ve seen the movie, Apollo 13, you remember the scene where the mission director comes in with a box of stuff dumps it on the desk and says this is what we’ve got, make it work. I don’t think there’s an engineer out there who wouldn’t love to have that...
I’m Male But I’m Not That Stubborn, Really

I’m Male But I’m Not That Stubborn, Really

by Byron Seastrunk | Feb 24, 2014 | Blogging, General, Poser, Stories

I want to make something perfectly clear. When I wrote my post about male stubbornness, I was talking about other males, I was certainly not talking about myself. Despite what my wife may think, I’ve always considered myself to be very reasonable. That is until this...

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