This summer my wonderful local book store, A Good Book in Sumner, Wa, not only had a Summer Reading Bingo card, but came up with a Bingo card for writers as well. It looked daunting at first with squares like: Write your manifesto (turn your excuses upside down); Write seven days in a row; andContinue reading “Reading as a writer: Deconstructing a scene”
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Plotting with Tarot: Interpretation for a friend-The Perfect Romance Plot
This is fun! My friend Diana Rose Wilson was having a bout of writer’s block, so I mentioned trying plotting with Tarot to get some ideas. She tried it, said it took her down a rabbit’s hole and gave up, but said I could go ahead and interpret her spread. I decided to give itContinue reading “Plotting with Tarot: Interpretation for a friend-The Perfect Romance Plot”
N is for Noosphere
noosphere: noun – the sphere of human consciousness and mental activity especially in regard to its influence on the biosphere and in relation to evolution An Apple Is An Apple Would you like to play a game? All you need’s an active brain. It starts upon the physical plane But is played in theContinue reading “N is for Noosphere”
L is for Lapidescent and Lamott
lapidescent – adjective – turning to stone; petrifying Watch for spiders when turning to stone A spider outside titanium tombs admits to gathering glass and Pokes positive whispers to flip Lichen over rocky ruins welcome collected chlorinated streams to Come to yes, the dust spinning You between tungsten traps sanction catching carbonation and StayContinue reading “L is for Lapidescent and Lamott”
K is for Kainotophobia and Kakorrhaphiophobia
kainotophobia – fear of change kakorrhaphiophobia – fear of failure Summer Comes Too Soon Wind whips a chill of impatience. Roiling waves chop at the bulkheads and ramps, speeding the jade of aged concrete, leaving lapilliform spaces for the next surge to fill. Only the lowest hills are free of the cloud blanket. ToesContinue reading “K is for Kainotophobia and Kakorrhaphiophobia”
J is for Jeremiad
jeremiad: noun – a prolonged lamentation or complaint The NaPoWriMo prompt for today talks about the body as a union and about the future state of the union. It’s a fun coincidence that the prompt uses the state of the union as metaphor because Wikipedia states: “A jeremiad is a long literary work, usually inContinue reading “J is for Jeremiad”
April Is Coming: NaPoWriMo & A to Z Challenge & Me
Life Lessons: Always Learning These last couple months, I have learned a few things about myself: 1. Joining the YMCA is a good way to pay money to inspire me to stay home and write. 2. In the Fall and Winter, I write stories that will eventually be called for on Dark Markets. 3. WhenContinue reading “April Is Coming: NaPoWriMo & A to Z Challenge & Me”
The Leviathan In The Fog
This week, I had fun with Chuck Wendig’s flash fiction challenge over at terribleminds.com blog. He offered a list of ten titles and challenged writers to choose one and write its story. I tried out a few different titles and story ideas, but “The Leviathan In The Fog” triggered a memory of a personal encounter,Continue reading “The Leviathan In The Fog”
Review: A Compendium Of Collective Nouns
Over the weekend, I went to West Seattle and had brunch with an old friend. After we ate, we walked around the shops. In a home furnishings store, I noticed a beautiful book and had to have it. So I am now the proud owner of: A Compendium of Collective Nouns: From an Armory ofContinue reading “Review: A Compendium Of Collective Nouns”
Final Days of 2017 #FD2017 Day 25: Surviving The Rare White Christmas!
For our final odd ornament visual prompt I found a gift from 1996 still in its box. The box had some interesting info. I’m loving the name Grzegorz. I think the ball is painted with drums, but that’s a guess. From this view, it could be stylized black holes. #vss very short story While herContinue reading “Final Days of 2017 #FD2017 Day 25: Surviving The Rare White Christmas!”
Experience Writing 