What happens when someone bases his or her life on feelings of guilt and shame? What if suicide is not enough? In this particular situation, penance becomes a vehicle for enlightenment. This writing is great on several levels. It is a guilt play based on an insignificant occurrence bursting ad absurdum. There is a surreal … Continue reading The Dark Comedy of Steve Martin [Part 2] “Wrong Number”
At a very young age, I listened to Steve Martin's comedy records Let's Get Small and Wild and Crazy Guy. The Jerk was my favorite movie. I sang King Tut to my 3rd-grade class. I found Martin's book Cruel Shoes when I was around 16 years old and I went insane. I began writing comedic … Continue reading The Dark Comedy of Steve Martin [Part 1] “Cruel Shoes”
Exercise vs. Exorcise [Gothic Grammar #3] Writing skills. ESL Tips. I just made this one today. I hope you enjoy! Sven likes to exercise and raise his heart rate before he exorcises demons. Gothic Grammar #4-> Click here to sign up for my email list. Get exclusive updates on my latest projects.
A love that lasted a lifetime, and the joke that took just as long to finish. It was the story of how they met and fell in love. Jerry was a total stranger. He walked right up to Laura, and said “Hi, Sally!” “Hi, but my name is Laura.” “My plan worked,” Jerry said as … Continue reading “Hi, Sally” Dark Humor. Flash Fiction. Twisted Love Story.
Fictional Account of a True Story "Well, hello, Dolly It's so nice to have you back where you belong." -Louis Armstrong Catalonia, Spain 1909 Salvador Dali was known as an eccentric, an artist, and as a figurehead of surrealism to the public mind. He created strange art, had startled eyes, and his idiosyncratic moustache: thin, … Continue reading Hello, Dali – Short Story. Salvadore Dali. Biography. Spooky.
Clarence liked to be the first to tell children about hell ~[FIN]~ Follow SM Dotson's Strange Tales on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0_1SiRVEZo_11-b5n3n3A Click here To join the SM Dotson E Mail list. Enter name and email.
I wrote about this project in a recent post, "Occult Art & Dark Haiku." I am back to deliver more content from the soon-to-be-released illustrated book of poetry. Below, I read selections from Supper of Suffer over a bed of sound and music. Send me a message if you would like to perform your own … Continue reading A Dramatic Reading – The Dark Haiku of Supper of Suffer.
I illustrated a book of dark haiku, Supper of Suffer, coming out in late 2018/early 2019. In the interview below, I talk about how I created 30 new tarot cards to go with each haiku. We talk about Metropolis (1927) & symbolism. Two examples of the artwork are shown in the video. "Continue to Sob … Continue reading Occult Art & Dark Haiku. Interview w/ Supper of Suffer Illustrator SM Dotson
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