Flights of Fancy

  • The End of School…

    A while back, I waxed poetic about Mrs. Warner, the brilliant fifth-grade teacher who gave me a nudge down the path of writing fiction. She was a huge influence on young master Jack, and no doubt about it. But she wasn’t all there was to school; many trials and tribulations were left to be endured.…

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  • Wrong Turn

    Good morning, friends. Today on Favorites, I offer another of what I consider my best stories, Wrong Turn. A quick read at 1900 words, it is a story of storm-chasing gone wrong and a chaser too aggressive for her own good. Drop by for what might best be described as an unsettling good time.

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  • Changing Times

    I hate the change to and from Daylight Savings Time. Twice a year my body spends a week jet-lagged without moving more than a hundred feet from my current latitude. I understand the need for it by those not blessed to live in paradise with me, but that doesn’t make it better. At least I’m…

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  • The Diner of Dread

    This feature may become the garden spot of the site, although I would hope my blog would give it a run for its money. But here will appear a collection of my short stories which are largely tales of terror, disaster, and sometimes pure existential dread. The sharp-eyed among you will notice the Roman “One”…

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  • How do These Things Get Started?

    It was September of 1957, and I was about to enter the fifth grade at Sunset View Elementary School in San Diego. A month into it, I would turn ten, a milestone age being the first one with two digits. But, seriously, a month before my birthday, I had to start the school year, and…

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  • My Favorite Stories

    I’m going to begin the blog by sharing one of my stories, one that I’m very fond of because of the style that it’s written in. It’s a person remembering a story from his younger days, and telling it like he would if you were sitting with him in a restaurant. The man is a…

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  • An Aging Writer Contemplates the Journey

    Welcome, traveler. Pour a cup and make yourself comfortable. You’ve arrived at a site created by an old writer for writers and readers alike. Let me begin by explaining who you’ve fallen in with. First, my name is Jack. Jack Tyler to be thorough, and you’ll find it on four books plus stories in several…

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