Nate Ragolia

Tag: writing

  • NEW FICTION: Finleymania

    Hey there! Here’s another original short story. This one’s a weird confluence of art, medicine, and madness. Originally published in BONED. Enjoy!  – n. FINLEYMANIA BY NATE RAGOLIA CC0 Public Domain The ceiling comprises sixty-four square tiles. Each tile has two-hundred and fifty-four dimples, except for the eight tiles that are occupied by light fixtures…

  • Book Review: Leonora Come Down by Agustin Aguilar

    That’s the opening paragraph of my book review of Agustin Aguilar’s Leonora Come Down. The review even includes portions of an interview I did with Aguilar last month. As It Ought To Be have published it in its entirety. I encourage you to check out the review, but also to read this book. It’s a remarkable…

  • NEW FICTION: Bag of Bones – A Children’s Story

    For this original short story in BONED, I played with the children’s story genre. I hope you like it. – n. BAG OF BONES: A CHILDREN’S STORY BY NATE RAGOLIA Photo by Jorge Jaramillo via Flickr. Creative Commons: Some rights reserved.   On Monday, the young boy exits the school bus in the afternoon. He bounds down…

  • NEW FICTION: An Old Fashioned Love Story

    Hello again! More new fiction for you. This is another entry in the BONED short story project. Enjoy! – Nate AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE STORY BY NATE RAGOLIA Source: Wikimedia Commons – https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Greenway,_State_Route_5_vicinity,_Charles_City_vicinity_(Charles_City_County,_Virginia).jpg   Grandma June stands on the back porch, picking at peeling white paint on the railing. Hearing the tired jingle of the kitchen…

  • About Boulder puts me under the Artist Spotlight.

    Today, About Boulder ran a very kind profile/interview of me. It was great to talk to Rachel Busnardo about my work, process, and the value of literature. You can check out the article at the link below. I’m infinitely thankful to About Boulder for contacting me. – Nate   Artist Spotlight: The Many Artforms of…

  • NEW FICTION: Grand Finale

    Here’s another short story I wrote for BONED. Enjoy! GRAND FINALE BY NATE RAGOLIA Source: https://www.pexels.com/u/jarn/   “Are we really going to do this?” she asks, sitting on the edge of the bed. “Right now?” Standing before her, he loosens his tie and unbuttons his shirt, pacing. He gazes out the window as he passes it.…

  • NEW FICTION: The Purpose of a Fence

    Hello! Here’s another original short story from my BONED writing blog project.   THE PURPOSE OF A FENCE BY NATE RAGOLIA Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Commons_Cemetery_Fence.JPG   “Do you ever wonder about the fence?” the grave digger asks his partner. The second grave digger, his name is Jones, sighs and shakes his head. “Why would I wonder about the…

  • The Webcomic That Saved Me

    In March 2009, I was in a bar with a friend drinking and laughing, and I decided I was going to write a webcomic. The initial premise was simple: A badger, unable to read, is continually confronted with words, and in anger over his illiteracy, mauls the nearest human. The Illiterate Badger, Robot, Flower, and the…

  • Interview with Friday Phrases

    I recently had the honor of doing an interview with Friday Phrases, a Twitter-based Friday writing prompt/game. If you haven’t tried it, you absolutely should visit their Twitter feed on a Friday and start responding with your flash fiction and poetry. My experience with the game even led me to write a short story, “The…

  • NEW FICTION: Just One More

    Hey all, This is my first original short story for BONED, a diverse, dynamic blog project featuring writings with the common theme of skeletons.   JUST ONE MORE BY NATE RAGOLIA Photo by Adam  via Flickr. Creative Commons: Some rights reserved.   I hate days like this, Clyde thinks, grimacing against the damp, bitter wind that whips…