Serpentine
The word prompt for Wednesday Stories is SERPENTINE And the picture prompt for Friday Flash is It is in books, poems, paintings which often give us the confidence to take seriously feelings in… Read More
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Learning to write
When I began to write, I was – consciously or not – setting out on a journey. To discover. To know. To wonder. To make sense of. To escape. To fly. A few… Read More
Friday Flash and Wednesday Stories: The Anvil and the Coffee Table
As I walked through the valley that was in between high rise buildings I felt a sense that the country had begun to resolve their nonacceptance, and soon some may forget, the issue… Read More
PEN America Flash Series: Earl Lovelace
A Story in which I look good. It is Fall. A Saturday. Mid morning. I am in downtown Connecticut in a snack bar, having tea with a friend when in lurches this man,… Read More
Writers, you could rule the world
Those who tell the stories rule the world, according to Plato. But maybe to you, writing is just a hobby, or a daydream, or catharsis. You may sit in your cubicle or your… Read More
Friday Flash: Placidly
The firefly skimmed across the placid waters. Ripples. Not circular ones, but one long slim ripple cut across. The old man draws a deep breath and declares for the world to hear, I… Read More
Oh my fur and whiskers
Derek stands in the forest, the darkness blindfolding him. He breathes in a sticky breath through chapped lips, fingers clawing half moons into his dry palms. “Let’s go,” He says, the words sharp… Read More
Dance of the pen
The dance of the pen is something else Something magical – an ordinary wand Turning pumpkins into carriages Blank paper into manuscripts Mushrooms into imaginary homes Starlight into wishes come true The dance… Read More
