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HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION
HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION You may think you’re cool. You may even be cool. But you aren’t “I went out to…
Read MoreFlash Fiction How To
I’ve had a few discussions lately about my Friday Flash fictions, so I thought I’d bring the conversation over here. 4/23/22 edit: Sadly,…
Read MoreSay What?!?
They say (whoever they are) that the best writing is personal. So, I’d like to share a personal story with you, in hopes…
Read MoreChristmas 2021
Merry Christmas! This year has been something else, hasn’t it? The pandemic is slowing; however, the media and big pharma seem intent…
Read More#WaukeshaStrong
Many of you are aware of the tragedy that happened in Waukesha, Wisconsin on November 21. Someone drove an SUV through our Christmas…
Read MoreIs There a Doctor in the House?
There’s this wonderful little scene in Star Trek IV- The Voyage Home. After the entire crew time travels to the 1980’s, Chekov is…
Read MoreMarshmallow Grace
They say that God works in mysterious ways. I think they’re right. The last couple of weeks have been challenging. I month or…
Read MoreExperimental Writing
Image by WikiImages from Pixabay I tried an experiment with last week’s Friday Flash; you’ll have to let me know how I did….
Read MoreMissed Opportunities
~ A friend of mine once told me a story about an old woman during a flood. She prayed and prayed and prayed…
Read MoreMother’s Day
Image by Aline Ponce from Pixabay It’s been a crazy week. No writing done. At all. Sorry about missing the Friday flash fiction,…
Read MoreThe Small Everyday Deeds of Ordinary Folk
Last week’s Flash Fiction Friday was a larger accomplishment than just the 250 word story. So you will excuse me if I celebrate…
Read MoreRisk, Reward, and a Really Bad Haiku
My husband laughed at my writing yesterday. Yes, laughed. No, that’s not nearly as mean as it sounds. Frankly, I deserved it. This…
Read MoreBring on the dreaded red ink!
Ok, so it’s been a while since I’ve done a blog post. It’s not that I have no thoughts on anything, it’s the…
Read MoreLocked In Conflict
Warning– this blog post will get very spoilery about the Disney+ show WandaVision. At the point of writing, we are at episode eight-…
Read MoreFacing Pain
So my friend Jimmie posts a picture every Friday, we’ve talked about that. This week’s picture was a snow covered road in some…
Read MoreHey! I thought you said you’d touch base weekly?
Actually, I have been. If you look at my flash fictions page you will see a weekly entry. A wonderful and creative friend…
Read MoreWhere in the world have you been?
Good question. I certainly haven’t been here. I haven’t done much with my writing career either. The Provo conference from my last post…
Read MoreAll Aboard the Terror Train to Provo
I love going to writing conferences. Those people are my clan. I’ve done the symposiums at GenCon (I highly recommend those), I’ve attended…
Read MoreEscape Room
Wooohoooo! A friend of mine recently pointed me to the annual Halloween flash fiction contest run by the fine people at Alone in…
Read MoreAre you listening or are you hearing?
Last fall I met a published writer who impressed me with his knowledge, his approachability, and his friendliness. While the main genre that…
Read MoreI’m not Ginger Rogers.
To be blunt, this has been a summer straight out of Dante’s Inferno. In late June, my father-in-law was admitted to hospice, passing…
Read More“What’s Your Shame?”
I was asked this yesterday at a conference. Now, to put it in perspective, I was one member of an audience, he wasn’t…
Read MoreLiterary Privilege
So here today’s thought, and it’s a rant I’ve had for a while. Recently I attended a writer’s conference where they offered a…
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