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Tips for First Time Kissers

Before Walt Darling’s first real kiss, everyone seemed to be talking about whether so-and-so was a good kisser or not. Walt knew he could never fail…

May 11 •

Always With You

231 Word Fibonacci Fiction

Apr 28 •

The Various and Wondrous Modes of Wordsmithing

Hoping to better my professional writing and improve my years-long application to the Foreign Service, the other day I attended a writing workshop for…

Mar 22 •

A Morning Poem, From My Desk at Work, Written Before Anyone Else Arrived, Because Those Emails Can Wait, But Poetry Demands My Focus, Before…

It’s that time of year when I attempt and fail to quit coffee drinking. My nephew’s death hits hard and every morning I wake up having forgot he is gone…

Jan 30 •

The Rule of Two

My new job, like all my old jobs, involves event planning; morale boosting; memory making; opportunities for connections making. I had this idea to host…

Dec 28, 2023 •

What weird games have we taught our wee ones?

I went to the neighborhood pool with my kids today. My daughter asked me to play “Cthulhu and Lulu.” This is a game we invented a few years ago; we…

Dec 16, 2023 •

Some Notes on my recently published short story, "Help Wanted"

Have you read my short story in the Craig Clevenger edited Diner Noir Outcast Press anthology: Turn Out the Lights and Cry? They posted it free to read…

Nov 16, 2023 •

A Brief History of Rock n Roll

How I discovered the Beatles were GOAT, actually

Nov 5, 2023 •

Process by Wil Dalton

Process by Wil Dalton

Reflections and personal essays on writing fiction, parenting, travel, faith, failure, and living a worthwhile life

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