Category: Blog
Short Story: The Pictory Video Novelization
by Chris McGinty The world was letters for a small time, like the letters from a small child’s toys or…
AI is Already Destroying Artistic Integrity
by Chris McGinty Nathan texted me today something to the effect of, “Hey, can’t find nuthin’ on the radio. Yo,…
In Response… of a Response (of some old posts)…
Several months ago when I had most of my belongings in storage (like 95% of it), I wrote this post…
Flash Fiction: Fluffy
by Chris McGinty The neighbour’s dog had been a nuisance. He dug up the garden, sometimes ruining the plants. He…
What If… An Obituary for a Dumb App
by Chris McGinty You may notice that it’s been a long time since I did a blog post answering a…
Flash Fiction: Predictive Text
by Chris McGinty (well, by his phone) Hey I just want you guys are you and your pic real estate…
Checking In from Work
by Chris McGinty It’s a Tuesday like any other, I suppose. I’m at work and it’s just not busy, but…
Flash Fiction: Count the Sugar
by Chris McGinty Two men stood on a deck. The sun suggested mid-afternoon. The lack of leaves suggested summer, or…
Why I Don’t Form Habits Easily
by Chris McGinty There’s a concept in self-help and productivity where you start small when forming a new habit. The…
Flash Fiction: The Bad Tire
by Chris McGinty He pulled into the bay and got out of the van. He looked around for a worker…
Sunday Journaling – January 12, 2025
by Chris McGinty Every year in January, I will catch myself writing or speaking the wrong year for the date…
Flash Fiction: The Last Day
by Chris McGinty He signed into his Chat-GPT account. He started a new chat: “Hello, AI friend.” “How are you,…
Trying to Get Chat-GPT to Brainstorm with Me
by Chris McGinty In November of 2023, I started using Chat-GPT. AI was believed to be a game changer. I…
Flash Fiction: The Dark
by Chris McGinty The sun was absent that day. The light should have shone across the land hours ago. Not…
My Blog Writing Process So Far in 2025 (Part One)
by Chris McGinty You can just presume that one part of my writing process for 2025 is just writing about…
Flash Fiction: Frozen 3 Times Over Road: The Freezing Zone Movie Trailer
by Chris McGinty This winter. If you only… [you have to imagine this as movie trailer voice] This winter. If…
Winter Weather 2025 (Part One?)
by Chris McGinty I named this part one with a questionable punctuation mark, because I’m not a weathermatician, so I…
Getting back on the Convention Circuit
From around 2010 on I went to every show I could in the DFW area (comic, anime, toy) where Chris…
Flash Fiction: The Doctor
by Chris McGinty Don’t worry. The doctor just wants to help you. It’s in the doctor’s best interest to keep…
Spending the Day with Miguel and Not Writing Blog Posts
by Chris McGinty I hung out with Miguel yesterday. I actually took him to a doctor’s appointment, but we did…