Sean H Taylor's Writings
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Jun.13.2008
Inside the Lines magazine
Character Counts
Quick, define Batman in one sentence. Now sum up Spider-Man in a short phrase. Now do the same for Spider Jerusalem. I'm willing to bet that wasn't any trouble at all.
Why not? Because of character.
Now think of the best Spider-...
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Short Story
Jun.13.2008
O' Georgia, a Collection of Georgia's Newest and Most Promising Writers, Volume 3
No Man Is by Sean Taylor
Dinner at eight. Sex at nine-thirty -- ten at the latest. Depends on the service at Roberto's tonight. If we get that lousy mid-western kid again, it could be as late as eleven before we're out of there. Really, Roberto ought to fire that kid.
Should it be the skimpy red velvet one tonight? Maybe the navy...
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Short Story
Jun.13.2008
O' Georgia, a Collection of Georgia's Newest and Most Promising Writers
Cherry Hill by Sean Taylor
"Ain't never been a day like it," the old man said, "and ain't never gonna be one."
He sat rocking in a rickety chair while a calm November wind whistled through the chimes that hung above his paint chipped steps. Nearly eighty six, his hair was grayed and thin, and his scalp showed...
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Column
Jun.13.2008
Why I {STILL} Believe in God by Sean Taylor
As I type this, I sit in a cramped, coach aisle seat listening to waltzes on Delta radio while flying from Atlanta to Ft. Myers, Florida. In spite of the relaxing music, I can only partly enjoy the three-four rhythms thanks to a faulty pair of headphones. Try as I might, I just can't keep the foam cover in...
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Column
Jun.13.2008
Two spectrums of writers (My latest soapbox)
I was thinking this morning about the different types of writers and how they tend to fall into one camp or the other (though on varying locations on the spectrum, of course). One of the things that got me thinking about it was simply remembering some of the conversations about writing I’ve had with my friend Frank...
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Jun.13.2008
Daily News
Swooning beneath the weight of UtopiaTwo girls threw themselves from the overpass last night.The paper had nothing to sayOf their goals, the desperations, their drives,Only that one was an honor studentAnd that they both died before the ambulance arrived.The older girl died instantly,Crashing her sacrificial form throughThe windshield of a man driving...
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Poem
Jun.13.2008
He loosens the tie clutching his neck,The extra pounds squeezed into rolls by the net of cheap silk.He hates this place, these people,The pettiness, the way they lock himInto their definitions-not his, never his.A shepherd? Ha! More a fool.And he secretly hates them more as he risesTo the pulpitAnd preaches love.
And the same…And the same…
She glares at the...
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Poem
Jun.13.2008
You take the treasures of a queenAnd lay them at the feet of a whore,Ignoring the heavily perfumed skin,The sultry scent of sex,The eyes smear-streaked with tears,Blue and black and trailing eye shadowAnd mascara in riverlets across her cheeks.
The room filled with latenight guests and comfortersGazes, a swarm of eyes clumped thick with disbeliefAs she...
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Article
Jun.11.2008
Cyber Age Adventures
Asking the Right Questions
Okay, so you've got this great new character, and you just can't wait to write a story about him and submit it to Cyber Age Adventures. So the first thing you do is come up with a good villain, plan a battle, and -- voila! -- you've got a Cyber Age...
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Article
Jun.11.2008
Cyber Age Adventures
Writing Superheroes as Human Beings
So, you want to write for Cyber Age Adventures? We'd like to help.
What's there to know, right? It's just writing comic book stories without panels, isn't it?
Wrong.
Here at Cyber Age, we like to think that our stories do what...
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About Sean
Sean Taylor writes prose, graphic novels and comic books.
He's the writer of Gene Simmons Dominatrix by Simmons Comics Group published by IDW Publishing and has also written for Gene Simmons House of Horrors, also published by IDW. He's also currently...
Causes Sean Taylor Supports
Literacy, Habitat for Humanity, Reading Is Fundamental, Hero Initiative, Unscrewed!
Sean’s Favorite Books
The Son Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, The Thomas Covenant books, Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Ways of White Folks The Wildcard series, The Hollows...