I totally missed last week’s SwiftFicFriday prompt. I saw it and it prompted the perfect scene to move my short story along. Alas, I didn’t get it all written in time. This week, though, I wanted to make sure I got my piece in, inspired stylistically by a favorite childhood poet - Shel Silverstein. As… Continue reading Misunderstanding
Tag: Poetry
This Journey
I know I'm back to cutting it kind of close again. But I have a good reason this time! I've spent a good chunk of the day on the second round of developmental edits for Nightmares, book 3 in the Black Ops series. I've also done some plotting for book 4, which I'll talk about… Continue reading This Journey
Rhymes From the Wicked Nursery by JD Estrada
I picked up Rhymes from the Wicked Nursery by JD Estrada because I love his work. I’ve read several things by him now and am never disappointed by what I read. This latest poetry collection lives up as well. There are several things I loved about this collection. I’ll start with the more obvious. This… Continue reading Rhymes From the Wicked Nursery by JD Estrada
Williwaw
So I totally blew the deadline on the #SwiftFicFriday prompt this week. But I did at least get something written, so that’s a win anyway. As usual we got 150-300 words and a prompt—this time the word williwaw—with which to work. Williwaw means 1) a sudden violent gust of cold land air common among mountainous… Continue reading Williwaw
100 Word Challenge: Daylight
It's been a while since I wrote for the 100 Word Challenge over at Thin Spiral Notebook. But, I really want to get back on track with it, since it's such a fun and interesting challenge. This week Tara gave us the word daylight for our 100 words. Remember, we have exactly 100 words, no… Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Daylight
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