This is an excerpt from my novel-in-progress A Long Slow Aftermath, coming out in January. This scene is the very beginning of the work in which we meet Preston and his friend Toshi, his friend-and-landlord’s girlfriend. This is a work in progress so any feedback appreciated! “She used to let me crash at her …
Author: termberkden
I am a writer, a software engineer, and a refugee from the punk/metal/new wave/my-God-what-did-we-do-last-night daze of the San Francisco scene.
I write, I run, I actually stop and smell the roses, I meow back at cats, and I pet strange yet friendly dogs.
A Tale of Two Parents – Surviving, Resentment, and Redemption
Last September I lost my mother. She died unexpectedly one day, all at once. She was my last living parent, as my father had passed on a few years before. My father did not die unexpectedly. His body had been ravaged by cancer. It spread throughout his body and his death was drawn out and …
Sex Talk – An excerpt from my novel-in-progress A Long Slow Aftermath
This is an excerpt from my novel-in-progress A Long Slow Aftermath. This scene introduces the main character Preston’s Narcotics Anonymous friends Haste and Durant as they talk about the art of going South of the border! “I swear, I can still taste her,” said Haste. “Taste her?” asked Preston. “Her pussy. I …
Eight TikTok Channels Worth Your Time
TikTok doesn’t have the best reputation at times. The platform is often derided as an ADD wasteland of attention getting fluff, but there are clever, informative, entertaining and even educational channels that are worth your time, channels that can convert even the stingiest of TikTok nose holders! shiadanni shiadanni is definitely a glamorous and dramatic …
Some of my Favorite Earworms
These are seven songs would not stop running through my mind. Songs I really like, but would start playing over and over again in my brain. Totes earworms! So why not infect other people with them? A sequel to my post Ten Punk Songs I could listen to Over and Over Again. Eleanor Rigby – …
What it’s like to run a Marathon
I’ve run thirty seven marathons in the last twelve years. It would have been over forty by now if the pandemic hadn’t cancel almost all of my races in the past two years, but I shall revive my marathon count by running the California International Marathon in December. So what is it like to run …
When Memories Leave – Coming to Terms with my Mother’s Passing
My mother Virginia loved running foot races. Even towards the end of her life, she kept talking about how she wanted to run another race. The Sutter Street Grill is gone. The Sutter Street Grill was a diner in Folsom, California that went out of business last year. I only recently learned of its demise. …
Author Interviews: Macabre, Real, Surreal, and Too real
I’ve interviewed a few up and coming writers for this site. Here are my four author interviews in one place! Kim Acrylic “It’s on the edge between young adult and erotica. It’s really hard to narrow it down to a simple, common description. I like to think it pushes boundaries and genre bends.” Rock …
Ten Punk Songs I could listen to Over and Over Again
I could never single out one punk song as my favorite, and while there are tons of songs I could listen to over and over again, these are some that stand out, songs I’ve heard countless times and they still give me a charge. All of these songs are on my running playlist, because nothing …
Quotes from my new novel Stella Maris
These are selected quotes from my new novel Stella Maris, available in paperback and on Kindle! Think of them as mini excerpts! “How the fuck do you remember my birthday?” “It’s still etched on the one brain cell I didn’t burn out,” said Lori as she tapped the side of her head with …