Just What is a Welter?

One of the more interesting experiences I had outside the classroom at the University of Baltimore was sending a short story I wrote to Welter. Welter is a literary journal produced annually by the students in the School of Communication Design and contains fiction, essays, and poetry. Now let's be clear: I have no literary talent whatsoever. Really. But I try not to let lack of talent get in the way of doing things.

So back in 2002, I wrote a brief (about four page) short story, set up as a series of journal entries, about how I was building a spaceship in my apartment (then in Silver Spring). I don't really recall why I wrote it. But I kept it around for a while. And then I sent it to Welter in the Spring of 2006. And for some reason they printed it. And then at the issue party, Lydia West stepped up to read it (it was kind of a poetry slam, except a short story). She sounded better than I would have reading it.

So, in all its glory, you can read the story online. Enjoy!