Rather than sit inside at my desk or the local library, writing, I opted to spend a couple of hours at the local Starbucks. I ordered a Very Berry Hibiscus, and copped-a-squat on one of chairs outside of the local caffeine hole and dove into the story in-progress. The sun warmed my recently manicured toes [...]
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Elements for writing a story: 2 or more hearty characters, preferably one with a problem in need of solving (you can proceed with 1 character, but with two there is possibility) Peppering of quirks 1 major plot ½ dozen, more or less, sub plots Multiple dashes of conflict Heavy sprinkling of tension Senses on the [...]
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Sometimes I Wish…. I didn’t have to recite the alphabet song in my head to remember where the letter Q belongs One-size-fits-all, truly fit all sizes I didn’t have to un-ask the questions for which there is no answer (for instance, why not me or why me?) Lanky, with come-hither grey eyes was real and [...]
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It’s not recommended writing one’s own epitaph, nor would I have ever considered writing mine, but circumstances being what they are have provided the reason to reconsider the past, to justify long-ago deeds, and in the slipstream between dark and light, seek absolution, and maybe forgiveness. There is always a reckoning as the last breath [...]
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