2020 goal

August 31, 2020

This Year So Far…

Usually about midway through the year, I sit down and assess where I’m at with my personal goals for the year. I never really got around to it this year because we moved from Kansas to Washington in June, and everything has been utter chaos until recently. So, anyhow, let’s see how I’m doing. These Continue reading

Life, Writing

2020 goal, Life, life is fun, today

August 26, 2020

Love Letters

June 2020’s short story of the month After the funeral, I spent the next few days in the attic, reading the letters my mother had written him in the years before they were married. He had never been the sentimental type, so I was surprised to find a whole box of them, carefully bundled. Holding Continue reading

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2020 goal, creative writing, Fantasy, magic, short story, short story of the month

April 1, 2020

Adventure

March 2020 Short Story of the Month To call him stubborn would be polite. Not that politeness mattered to him. Malcolm would probably describe himself as principled. Those closest to him would probably use different words, like jack ass. He never broke the rules. He made the rest of us uncomfortable. We never asked him Continue reading

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2020 goal, creative writing, magic, short story, short story of the month

March 2, 2020

Canned Memories

February 2020 short story of the month I didn’t cry when she died, or at the funeral, or at the reception. It wasn’t until the next morning when I went to the pantry and saw row upon row of canned vegetables, fruits, and jams she had prepared for the long winter ahead. The shelves were Continue reading

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2020 goal, family drama, magic, short story, short story of the month

February 6, 2020

February’s Prompt

I hope everyone’s month and year are off to a good start. For me, January felt like the longest month ever! Last month I started my short story challenge for the year. The guidelines for it can be found on my first post of the year: 2020 Short Story Challenge. Additionally, if you missed last Continue reading

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2020 goal, complete the story, prompt, short story of the month

January 21, 2020

2020 Goals

I hope everyone’s year is off to a great start. I typically use January to take a break and decompress after the holidays. I spend the month getting my plans together for the year. I know some people don’t like new year’s resolutions, but I like to set personal goals for each year. I don’t Continue reading

Life

2020 goal, goal, Life, new year

January 6, 2020

2020 Short Story Challenge

It’s that time again! Time for this year’s writing challenge to begin. The last couple of years, I’ve posted a prompt and written a short story with it by the end of each month. This year I am adding some more guidelines to push myself further. Here are this year’s guidelines: 1. Post a prompt Continue reading

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2020 goal, prompt, short story of the month

Still Working on My Novel

This Year So Far…

Love Letters

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Canned Memories

February’s Prompt

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