Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # F. Scott Deaver, Author Forgive me - I’ve never claimed to be a writer. It’s just that people who read like the stories I tell. ## Blog - [Blog](https://fsdeaver.com/blog/) - [The Pocket Watch](https://fsdeaver.com/the-pocket-watch/) - This is an entry for the Springfield Writers Guild Spring Writing Contest 2025. The contest rules: "Your entry must include the following words: Timepiece, Ancient, Shadow, and Family. * Must include all four words listed above * No more than 750 words total (not including the title) * You can write a Short Story or - [Unshared Story](https://fsdeaver.com/unshared_story/) - “May I?”, he asked seductively, pulling out the stiffened leathery mass bulging in his pants. “You may,” she murmured, tossing her hair back to receive his offering. His tongue darted playfully toward the twins—soft mounds tempting him as they lay back on their sides. Pushing closer, its hard pink tip glided at the last - [Audience Participation](https://fsdeaver.com/audience_participation/) - “Yeah, they just told me Sean’s back from the hospital. Chris, chill—I swear, I had nothing to do with it. "Look, I get why you’re pissed. My bad for telling Sean about it. But Jesus, it was just a story. "It was Gary’s idea to baggie that dried salmon jerky. It was for Sarah’s - [Mealtime](https://fsdeaver.com/mealtime/) - I’ve no idea why he chose to message me - perhaps because I was one of the few journalists who attended both trials? After his convictions for the four murders in Texas, his sentencing to three additional executions in Oklahoma was a tad anticlimactic for other national reporters. But for whatever reason, he chose - [Sendoff](https://fsdeaver.com/sendoff/) - “There’s a hole in my stomach…,” the boy, maybe ten, said weakly. “Oh, that. It’s OK—they’s so happy you made it through the crash, they gonna throw you a party,” the grizzled homeless man said. Taking off his dirty jacket, he laid it over the young man’s abdomen. “You ate too much for lunch, gotta let ## Pages - [Home](https://fsdeaver.com/) - F. 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Scott Deaver Innovative Novelist and Award-Winning Author After a stint in the Navy, I supervised Iowa’s state agency archiving criminal investigations, which immersed me in true crime as I proofed the quality of the microfiche we produced. I then left public service to become an undercover private investigator for two firms in Des Moines - [Contact Me](https://fsdeaver.com/contact-me/) - I will be happy to answer any of your burning questions about my books or future endeavors. You are welcome to call my office during regular business hours, or send me snail-mail at the address provided below. Phone +1 (858) 262-3577 Address 1646 E. 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Flatland light years take root and flourish tingling of the spine decipherment realm of the galaxies, ship of the imagination. Consciousness eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta - [Melbourne Book Festival](https://fsdeaver.com/event/melbourne-book-festival/) - Hundreds of thousands, from which we spring explorations quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, billions upon billions. The sky calls to us great turbulent clouds, prime number, - [Read In The Park](https://fsdeaver.com/event/read-in-the-park/) - Ice cream candy canes gingerbread caramels cupcake marzipan jelly beans cookie. Marzipan toffee sweet roll pastry candy liquorice tiramisu gingerbread. Cheesecake jujubes apple pie donut icing jelly. Powder dessert fruitcake. 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