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S.K. Kalsi holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of San Francisco, a BFA in creative writing from Long Beach State, and a diploma in screenwriting from UCLA. His short stories have appeared in numerous literary magazines, including The Gettysburg Review, Glint Literary Journal, The Criterion, among others. His work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He lives in Northern CA.

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S.K. Kalsi This isn't an original thought, but I don't think there is a single "method." Methods, like short cuts, are meant to get one from one place to another…moreThis isn't an original thought, but I don't think there is a single "method." Methods, like short cuts, are meant to get one from one place to another quickly. I find that these don't work for me. So I don't look at it as "writer's block," but as opportunities to strengthen what's weak in a story. The best remedy is to walk away, give your subconscious the time it needs to reevaluate what's there. There is something the conscious mind can do as well. Since all structural problems relate to character, I take a look at character bios, traits, habits, attitudes, beliefs, relationships, etc. and see where I've fallen short. Usually in a couple days, sometimes weeks, a solution so perfect presents itself, leading me out of the quandary. (less)
S.K. Kalsi There's only one answer: Freedom. When you get to choose how you live your life, how to matter in this world, how to express yourself, you answer the …moreThere's only one answer: Freedom. When you get to choose how you live your life, how to matter in this world, how to express yourself, you answer the why and what and where of your life's ultimate questions. So being a writer, for me, is a reclamation, no, a reinforcement of my identity as a human being. Through the creative life, I am much more keenly alive, my senses much more finely attuned. Also, I get to choose how much or how little to work everyday, even if what I choose to write seems gifted to me by my muse, subconscious, or those mysterious forces in the universe that guide my attention to this rather than that at just the precise moment. (less)
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The Stove-Junker

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Like millions of you, I am feeling depressed about the results of the 2016 election. Like millions of you, I am unsure what to do. Writing seems a poor effort in the face of such madness. Like millions of you, I was hopeful that with all of Trump's faults (too many to enumerate), he would surely lose the election and his brand of anger and hatred, fear and racism would be toppled for the sake of a Read more of this blog post »
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“Losing myself interests me. The fertile topsoil interests me, sprawling beneath a light dusting of snow, and the snow that crams the trunks and branches of the pines and elms and redwoods, having frozen up their roots, subdues me to consider life and death. What lurks beneath the ground? Surely dead seeds and frozen worms reside deep below that earth, and surely all those presentiments of life lying dormant, dead or dying, scattered and mute, like memories.”
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“The evening's light, silvery, casts its dull brightness onto the trees--trees gelid in this blue light of winter. But whiteness dominates with the pines and evergreens steeped in vibrant grades of silver. I hear notes in the mist, like silvery chattering, coins in a pocket, the jangle of keys.”
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“People use each other as markers for what's real, so you can't be alone anymore. Solitude draws suspicions.”
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“People use each other as markers for what's real, so you can't be alone anymore. Solitude draws suspicions.”
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“One should not believe too strongly in a life which can easily vanish.”
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“The evening's light, silvery, casts its dull brightness onto the trees--trees gelid in this blue light of winter. But whiteness dominates with the pines and evergreens steeped in vibrant grades of silver. I hear notes in the mist, like silvery chattering, coins in a pocket, the jangle of keys.”
S.K. Kalsi, The Stove-Junker

“Losing myself interests me. The fertile topsoil interests me, sprawling beneath a light dusting of snow, and the snow that crams the trunks and branches of the pines and elms and redwoods, having frozen up their roots, subdues me to consider life and death. What lurks beneath the ground? Surely dead seeds and frozen worms reside deep below that earth, and surely all those presentiments of life lying dormant, dead or dying, scattered and mute, like memories.”
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