Too Many Servings of John

Musings and reviews from a weird mind

Short Story

  • Pushing The Envelope: Part Seven

    Back in May I released a short story I was rather proud of, starring a character I enjoyed writing. Recently I completed a second short story starring this character that is longer and hopefully just as fun. I will be trying something new and releasing it in seven segments starting today. This is the seventh Read more

  • Pushing The Envelope: Part Six

    Back in May I released a short story I was rather proud of, starring a character I enjoyed writing. Recently I completed a second short story starring this character that is longer and hopefully just as fun. I will be trying something new and releasing it in seven segments starting today. This is the sixth Read more

  • Pushing The Envelope: Part Five

    Back in May I released a short story I was rather proud of, starring a character I enjoyed writing. Recently I completed a second short story starring this character that is longer and hopefully just as fun. I will be trying something new and releasing it in seven segments starting today. This is the fifth Read more

  • Pushing The Envelope: Part Four

    Back in May I released a short story I was rather proud of, starring a character I enjoyed writing. Recently I completed a second short story starring this character that is longer and hopefully just as fun. I will be trying something new and releasing it in seven segments starting today. This is the fourth Read more

  • Pushing The Envelope: Part Three

    Back in May I released a short story I was rather proud of, starring a character I enjoyed writing. Recently I completed a second short story starring this character that is longer and hopefully just as fun. I will be trying something new and releasing it in seven segments starting today. This is the third Read more

  • Pushing The Envelope: Part Two

    Back in May I released a short story I was rather proud of, starring a character I enjoyed writing. Recently I completed a second short story starring this character that is longer and hopefully just as fun. I will be trying something new and releasing it in seven segments starting today. The first two segments Read more

  • Pushing The Envelope: Part One

    Back in May I released a short story I was rather proud of, starring a character I enjoyed writing. Recently I completed a second short story starring this character that is longer and hopefully just as fun. I will be trying something new and releasing it in seven segments starting today. The first two segments Read more

  • Blunt Force Trauma – A John J Skrip Short Story

    A year ago now I wrote three short stories for a short story class, and I released the first two, Substitute Fish and Don’t Kill The Rooster last year when I couldn’t think of anything to write. I dragged my feet on this one because I really liked it but wanted to edit it and Read more

  • Substitute Fish – A John J Skrip Short Story

    I recently wrote three short stories for a class and really enjoyed writing them, so I thought I’d post them here. This is the second story. Enjoy! Substitute Fish “The less you talk to me, the more I like you.”  That partial recollection of vague quotation had been rolling through Walter’s mind a lot recently. Read more

  • Don’t Kill The Rooster – A John J Skrip Short Story

    This past semester, I wrote three short stories for a writing class. I enjoyed doing it and I thought I’d share some of them on the blog. Sorry for the delay on my review of the Fast & Furious movies. I went on strike like all the other writers, and then I remembered that nobody Read more

  • A Truly Scary Story

    It begins with a stuffed mouse. It has distinctly round black ears that could be recognized from any distance. At the end of it’s cartoonish snout lies a spherical black knob of a nose. Hidden beneath the nose is a large, toothy, friendly grin. The mouse wears bright red shorts, yellow shoes, and distinct white Read more