Can you believe that 31 Days is almost over!? I’ve loved writing for you, and reading alongside you, over the past 4 weeks. It’s been a joy! One story idea that I will pursue post-31 Days of Writing Creatively is the character who appeared on Day 15, Courtney Wood Montgomery. When I went to the…
Read MorePoured tip me over and– giving makes the giver weak empty tea kettle
Read MoreWhat have you learned about your writing during 31 Days of Writing Creatively? I’ve learned that writing is as much an art as it is an exercise. I’ve learned that waiting moments are sometimes the best writing moments: waiting for dinner to finish, waiting to catch a ride, waiting to fall asleep. I’ve learned that…
Read More“You’ve been hired by a bumper sticker manufacturer to come up with ideas. Write a clever or witty phrase you’d love to see on a bumper sticker. (If you want, write several.)” (from Writer’s Digest) (This prompt was surprisingly difficult!) My Kid Is More Humble Than Your Honor Student If You’re Reading This Bumper Sticker,…
Read MoreColors tumbling to the Earth. A leaf’s day of glory is its last.
Read MoreEgyptians. Assyrians. Greeks. Ancient civilizations taught by an ancient professor. I wondered what she looked like in earlier years. If her glass lenses were thinner and more chic, if her hair was longer and curled about the face as opposed to on top of it. Her print skirts, always matched with a pastel Oxford, would…
Read More“Are we saying yes to the dress!?” The consultant gushed, her face rapt with ecstasy – feigned or genuine, it didn’t really matter. “Yes, we’re saying yes to the dress.” I tiredly repeated her question back as a statement, exhausted by the forced enthusiasm. Cheering from my entourage erupted. Truth be told, they seemed more…
Read MoreThe character I created was a Southern gal called Courtney Wood Montgomery. Her iTunes top 10 playlist, I think, would look a little like this: Jolene, by Dolly Parton Poison & Wine, by The Civil Wars Folsom Prison Blues, by Johnny Cash Freebird, by Lynyrd Skynyrd Hurt, Johnny Cash cover The Forrest Gump Soundtrack Vienna,…
Read MoreWe’re all here: me, Sam, Megan, and that kid’s name I can’t pronounce. Cookies on napkins. Juice in boxes. Toys all around. A perfect Tuesday afternoon at daycare, if you ask me. When I was just a kid, I didn’t really like daycare. I threw one of the biggest tantrums of my life when mommy…
Read MoreThe month of October has been a bit of a crazy train for me and my husband. (So, of course, I thought it would be a great month to do a daily writing challenge! LOL) In addition to normal life responsibilities, we’ve had two weeks of out-of-town travel and several other odds and ends like…
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