Forrest Folen

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2021

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ā€œMushroom Jamā€ by Forrest Folen

ā­ļø Shortlisted for Contest #122

Note - Substance abuse, mental health trigger warnings ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€” If I was still in High School, this would be forgivable.Ā  If I was in College one might say I was experimenting with new states of mind...like taking on an internship with Terence McKenna or hanging out in a Grateful Dead parking lot before Jerry Garcia died. Driving down the Pacific Coast Highway from San Clemente at dusk, the horizon bursts with orange and purple, and you feel connected.Ā  With the weekend in front of you, anything you're doing feels like it has...

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Iā€™m new to writing fiction and new to studying the craft of writing. Iā€™m the 2 decade fitness pro who never in a million years thought he would be a personal trainer (I was a skater/stoner in high school). 2 books that changed my life: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pursig and The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra. Currently reading short stories by Hemingway, Amy Hemple, and Chuck Palahniuk.

Shortlisted 1 story ā­ļø

Contest #122
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