Adam Gentry, writer

Author of various and sundry writings including humor, news articles and half a novel about a scatterbrained gnome. #vss365-er. Also: @basiliskflu @adamgentry

[Adam Gentry, music/code geek @adamgentry]

After more than half a decade in a newsroom, I’m ready to start freelancing on the side again.

Do you need a press release? Story editing? Website updates? Subcontracting? Comment or DM me.

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[Adam Gentry, music/code geek @adamgentry]

Parents’ Night Before Christmas

'Twas the night before Christmas
when all through the house,
two tired gift-elves were stirring,
a man and his spouse.

The stockings weren't ready — one missing, one dirty —
but then one was found, one replaced at 10:30.

[thread]

[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

He was in a paradise: white beaches, clear waters, singing birds — and blessedly free of any WiFi connection or office computer. The #virtual island was a great place to recuperate after a long workweek. It was ironic, then, that the only way to leave it was to unplug.

#vss365

[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

“So, about that ad idea I sent you...”

“No way! The story is too #commercialized as it is.”

“But everyone knows it! They’ll get the holiday riff.”

“Forget it. Mary and Joseph did not drive a new car to Bethlehem.”

#converstory

[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

@Authoralexp That is frustrating. I’d be more likely to spend 99 cents on coffee and $5.99 on a good book.

[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

@ReneeGendron I’d remove “by the collar,” as that’s the obvious place. She’s not going to reach back to her shoulder.

[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

A #serpentine beast's flames licked the building. His cloak read "Loghrin's Demo."
"Amazing!" said Flib.
Mimsy shrugged. "Dragons are better guards than demolition workers."
"Says you," a man nearby replied. "I give him good work; he doesn't make Loghrin flambé. Win-win."
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[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

Mimsy: Have you ever seen a #mirage?
Flib: Oh, I love mirages! You get to see the bride in a pretty dress, and the groom—
M: No, not a marriage! A mirage is when you see something that isn’t really there.
F: What? Do you mean the couple aren’t real?

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[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

“How will we #sway Sir Irksome to join us?” asked Mimsy.
Rensilpoff chimed in. “No problem! I used to study under him.”
Mimsy frowned. “You know Sir Irksome of Zent?”
“Not exactly. I practiced my sleight-of-hand In the castle while he worked on swordplay upstairs.”

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[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

@tobinmarks @stardust_by @IsaacCurzon @EmelleHenry @TheElusiveEye1 @FictionIndiePub @LKCOLOR @melaniemolebook @LourensBotha5 @WolfeStew @Poeticearthling @pmgautney @_DavidUquillas @AuthorJahiggins @phof_author @hookedonwordses Hey, thanks, Tobin!

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@DarklyRaven @JDGreysonwrites @DavidMiddleham @victoria_wicked @GoalScorinMaria @Thoughtsofawom2 @bookworm122 @TJBlake_95 @perks0fhayley @JessicaRHunt1 @RHFay @faera_lane @Haven_Carter @TTBanks5 @Moonwriter11 @mwhitlock93 @halo_scot @misplacedcomma2 @laurles @amyjamih @suzseddon @cashcamel93 @Nancywaddell18 @PFDonato @thekryptikrose @Va_nessa201 @CummingsShawna @FieldingKinky @MargooSchrijft @AE_Hayes @WriterAV_Asher @CRTaylorwrites That’s a good selection of instruments. My main ones are piano and bass guitar, and playing is the only time I like being in front of a crowd.

[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

@DarklyRaven @victoria_wicked @GoalScorinMaria @Thoughtsofawom2 @DavidMiddleham @bookworm122 @TJBlake_95 @perks0fhayley @JessicaRHunt1 @RHFay @faera_lane @Haven_Carter @TTBanks5 @Moonwriter11 @JDGreysonwrites @mwhitlock93 @halo_scot @misplacedcomma2 @laurles @amyjamih @suzseddon @cashcamel93 @Nancywaddell18 @PFDonato @thekryptikrose @Va_nessa201 @CummingsShawna @FieldingKinky @MargooSchrijft @AE_Hayes @WriterAV_Asher @CRTaylorwrites Hiya’, Raven! That’s quite the wide spectrum.

I usually listen to electronic music or video game music remixes — something interesting, but with no lyrics.

[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

The volcano’s eruption rained fire for miles around.

Humans trembled. They said it was an #omen from the titans. But what did it mean? Was it a battle cry? Did it foretell disaster?

An answer came soon, when a booming voice replied from the skies:

“Gesundheit.”

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[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

@AuthorBryan It must have all been manipulated video for roadrunner propaganda.

[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

Writers,

Describe the story you're writing in 10 words or less.

#amwriting #writingcommunity

[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

King Beatrice was the third in a line of kings with his name. Let's just say that intelligence didn't exactly run in the family.

#writingcomedy

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The exploding dragon's breath just happened to leave a little crack in the castle wall the size of, oh, a family of ogres.

"Oops," she observed.

Read more:
https://t.co/JLxHWqDAVE

[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

@arianascribbles Good way to ratchet up the creepy factor.

[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

#Writers,

What's your main character do in the first scene of your latest book?

#writingcommunity

[Adam Gentry, writer @GentryWrites]

@js_writes Wait, what? Sounds like a riff on “The Princess and the Frog.”

By the way, I read the back cover of “XP.” Sounds interesting.