You may recognize these inkblots from my last post. The image on the left looked to me like two teddy bears playing with a ball from the moment I made it. The image on the right, however, originally looked like an angelic figure or winged creature (turned 180°), but when I looked at it again,Continue reading “Gobolinks and Blottentots”
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The Final Days of 2017 Day 26: Fun With Klecksography (and glitter glue)!
Now that Christmas is over–and we survived; deep sigh of relief–odd ornaments no longer fit the bill for visual prompts. I woke up asking, what should guide us into the new year? My brain said, “Rorschach tests.” Why? You may ask my brain. Because inkblots stimulate creative imagery and Klecksography could enhance our poems.Continue reading “The Final Days of 2017 Day 26: Fun With Klecksography (and glitter glue)!”
Final Days of 2017 Day 22: Skeletons In The Christmas Tree
During #StoryDam chat on Twitter last night, Tui Snider (@TuiSnider) mentioned having a black Xmas tree with skeletons on it. She inspired me to pull this beauty out of her box and let her fly. Thank you Tui. And she’s posable! #vss very short story When Horace hiked through the snowy forest and chopped downContinue reading “Final Days of 2017 Day 22: Skeletons In The Christmas Tree”
#Writober Day 31: Words magically open doors
This image is full of story potential. It makes me think of magical worlds like Narnia and Oz,but it also makes me think of all those great stories where the story an author is writing becomes real like Stranger than Fiction, Secret Window and In the Mouth of Madness. What story do you see? IsContinue reading “#Writober Day 31: Words magically open doors”
Update to #Writober Day 26: Anagrams led to Occult Chemists – I kid you not
I was going to update my post from earlier with my collage inspired by today’s #FlashFicHive prompt, but then something amazing happened. If you haven’t read today’s #Writober writing inspiration yet, today’s #FlashFicHive prompt is to create anagrams from the word Circumlocution. I started with “I color mic uncut” and “MC IC Outrun coil” whichContinue reading “Update to #Writober Day 26: Anagrams led to Occult Chemists – I kid you not”
#Writober Day 9: Mastering Destruction
Gregory Crewdson’s photographs are set up like movie scenes and meant to tell a story. If you would like to learn more about his work and techniques, there’s a great documentary Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters. What story do you see in this scene? Don’t forget #pessimisticmoustache! What isms would you use to describe the roomContinue reading “#Writober Day 9: Mastering Destruction”
Great Summer Reads: Summer Book Bingo
I had a lot of fun with Seattle Summer Book Bingo last year, so I kept an eye out for it this year to get an earlier start. Are any of you enjoying a reading challenge this summer? I’ve chosen some of the books I’ll be reading and have already enjoyed a couple, but look forwardContinue reading “Great Summer Reads: Summer Book Bingo”
Another First: McKenzie’s New Boyfriend
McKenzie’s New Boyfriend is my second story published by Fictional Pairings. They paired my story with a song called Recover by Second Still. I’m listening to it while I write this. It feels perfect for my story–spacey road trip–and on Second Still’s site it says the album was released on my birthday this year (coincidence?).Continue reading “Another First: McKenzie’s New Boyfriend”
New Book! BEWILDERMENT by Michael Onofrey
Last September we had a special guest post from Michael Onofrey, an author I met through the Five On The Fifth Magazine‘s authors group. His post, About Writing, let us peek into his writing life. Today, I am happy to announce his novel Bewilderment is available for pre-order on Amazon. It will be officially releasedContinue reading “New Book! BEWILDERMENT by Michael Onofrey”
The Turn
By Maria L. Berg She couldn’t help but blame herself for “the turn”: the inevitable moment when everything that was going right went wrong; when everything wrong became her fault; when the most recent person she dared call friend plunged the knife in her back. She felt stupid every time: stupid for opening her heart;…
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