It takes reps to get better. Those hours on the court, in the shed, and on the water translate to improvement.

Signs of the Times is a collection of writing exercises. For 100 days, I took the (digital) front page every morning and wrote a short story.

The project yielded some interesting stories with different perspectives.

All fictional. All very real.

Start with the three stories below.

Yes, there’s more.↓

Roses
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Roses

Newports, diet coke, and wallpaper roses.

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Alley Cat
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Alley Cat

I'm Abraham deLacey / Giuseppe Casey / Thomas O'Malley / O'Malley, the alley cat

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Cold Metal
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Cold Metal

A memory wholly not my own came back to me…

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Drive By Night
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Drive By Night

Take the lift, catch a ride. Talk with strangers and gain some perspective.

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Leaves
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Leaves

The young apricots are falling while they’re green…

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