[Write the Story] High School Hierarchy
Prompt: High School Hierarchy Words: pyramid, cowboy hat, amateurish, angle, ripple, cheese, jersey, blister, odyssey, reorder Story “We’re going to have to reorder the pyramid.†Brandi pouted as she and the other girls bent over the chart on the table. A blonde wearing a bedazzled cowboy hat nibbled on a square of cheese. “By why? […]
[Write the Story] Selling a Childhood Home
Prompt: Selling a Childhood Home Words: dreamscape, convince, pioneer, genesis, cumulous, jump, mash, condition, erase, gold Story My gut wrenched every time I saw the gold-edged sign on the front lawn. Also, the front lawn, it was never in this good of condition before the sign. I had to convince myself it was for the […]
[Write the Story] A Middle Class Family Doing Its Best
Prompt: A Middle Class Family Doing Its Best Words: castle, beetle, Facebook, calculator, nostril, timetable, wireless, stripes, scroll, white Story “The only people who’d consider this house a castle would be beetles, and I don’t mean the iconic singing group.” Diane colored a bit, a combination of anger and embarrassment, her while skin turning blotchy […]
[Writing Post] Oh Bother
It’s Wednesday… and I am not feeling this blog post. I’ve been struggling with my Wednesday posts for some time, and wonder if it’s worth continuing them. The pen blogs and the story exercises are “easier” in some ways because that’s a concrete thing. See a pen, write about it. Type a short story from […]
[Write the Story] A Woman’s First Day in a Convent
Prompt: A Woman’s First Day in a Convent Words: nun, zealous, grateful, stature, lick, attend, film, page, recognize, pomegranate Story “Ladies, you are about to embark on the greatest spiritual journey. It is a calling, not a job. One who answers this call will be recognized by God on Earth and in Heaven.” The nun […]
[Writer Post] The First Wednesday of 2018
It’s the first Wednesday of 2018. I’m on better track than I was the end of 2017. Yay? The last few days have actually been productive, so here’s hoping the vacation actually did what it was supposed to which is recharge my brain. I’ve extended the deadline for the Cancer Can Suck It anthology for […]
[Writing Post] The Year of Unexpected Interruptions
The last Wednesday of 2017. Here we go, wrapping up the Year of Unexpected Interruptions. Out with the old and all. Just a reminder that I’m still taking submissions for the Cancer Can Suck It anthology. Deadline is this weekend. Please consider submitting. I am on vacation this week, but puttering about the house – […]
[Writer Post] Countdown to … All Kinds of Stuff
There are so many countdowns right now. Countdown to 2018. Countdown to Christmas. And most important (to me) Countdown to Vacation! In just TWO DAYS, I’m off work until January 2nd. It’s the first time in a very, very long time that I have time off that isn’t just a day or two for a […]
[Writer Post] Okay Then…Let’s Do It
I will get a blog post in before it’s not Wednesday anymore. I will get the article that I should have written MONTHS and MONTHS ago written, becuase I shouldn’t have had someone ask me for it (FINALLY). So that’s happening this week. Darn it. Still waiting for anthology submissions – might have to extend […]
[Writer Post] Cancer Can Suck It
I just found out an author near and dear to me is going into hospice because of cancer after losing his lovely wife to a different varietal of this stupid disease. So this post is about the anthology project I’m editing. I have three stories so far for the anthology – one is a very […]