Yeah Write #7: The Chance Not Taken (Microstory #242)
Shift over! Catch that bus! Two telephone workers–one fresh in his twenties–on the job. My nineteen-year-old stomach flitters, my change falls, he picks up the rollers. Was that smile a … Continue reading
Writing on the Fly #6: Silent Promise (A Tritina)
YeahWrite.Me has a new post on the trinita. Another poem style I have never heard of or done. I decided to use one of the word groups provided. From the … Continue reading
Yeah Write #5: The Whole Megillah – Fiction #242
“Hey, kid, now don’t fret. No one will miss ‘em. I can’t stand to see a little miss cry. You did good. Can you help out an old man? I’m … Continue reading
Writing on the Fly #4: What She Is (Excerpt) – The Call Home
Note: I write in a non-linear way and sometimes I am at a loss for where the story is going and then something else will pop into my head. I … Continue reading
Yeah Write #4: What She Is (Excerpt) – Moonshine#241
Troy moved to sit beside her seeing only the face of the woman he’d woken up with every morning. She hissed, growled, and grabbed his throat so suddenly that he … Continue reading
Poems Not Prose #4: Heartsong (A Ghazal)
Yeahwrite.me had a prompt about writing a ghazal. I’ve never done one before, so I thought I would try my hand at it. What does it feel like to … Continue reading
Yeah Write #3: Microstory #241 – Outriders
Dust assaulted. Two horses in braided, bit-less bridles hung head to hoof. Riders pulled brims low, bandanas high, and duster collars straight. “You’re barkin’ at knots.” The other dug, found … Continue reading
Writing on the Fly #3: Neuron Dance (A Haiku)
In my head words live. Neurons fire chemical pens. I dream; stories wake.
Yeah Write #2: Fiction#241- What She Is (Excerpt) #amwriting
By the time she’d emerged from the woods a sliver of moon cut the sky and the rain was steady. It washed the dirt from her cheek, hands, and feet, … Continue reading
Writing On the Fly #2: Late for Dinner (#amwriting #writing #shortstory)
This is an exercise I do for myself from time to time. Where I actually listen to a nagging in my head and write something until it is done. No … Continue reading
Yeah Write #1: Moonshine240 Weekend Writing Showcase
Writer’s Dilemma My writer stalks me Buzzes in my ear When I am busy Sits upon my lap When I eat dinner Complains in the car When I drive to … Continue reading
What’s Up Doc #8: I Have Completed a Short Story! ( #amwriting )
Yes, I did! I have a Sci-Fi short story with an actual conclusion to go along with the beginning and middle. It might even have an interesting plot! And I … Continue reading
Picture This Picture That #38: Writer’s Truths ( #amwriting )
Relate a minute to Writer’s Truths
What’s Up Doc #3: Where Were You Yesterday, Lady? #amwriting
Salutations readers. I went AWOL yesterday because friend need me to help her out with her two children which meant I had to spend the morning cleaning up and vacuuming, … Continue reading
Musings #14: One-Liner Wednesday
Mr. Stephen The King, “Your freaky books have been creeping me out and giving me nightmares since 1983. Thank you! Oh, I also my daughter was born on your birth … Continue reading
Reblog It #7: The Difference Between “Flawed” Characters and “Too Dumb to Live”
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Which is more important? Plot or character? Though an interesting discussion—sort of like, Could Ronda Rousey take a Klingon with only her bare…
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