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July’s Prompt
July is trying to get away from me, like so many of the months earlier this year. I’m not letting it happen. Focus. Focus. Focus. I am avoiding distractions and checking my to-do lists several times a day —- it seems to be helping. If you are here for the short story of the month… Continue reading
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June’s Prompt (plus my excuses)
Okay, let’s be honest. If you follow my blog, you may have realized that I haven’t posted a story in a while. And, I am behind on my normal posting schedule (which is just a personal goal I set for myself, not something that is life or death). To be honest, up until Memorial Day,… Continue reading
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Mary, Chaos Incarnate
(March 2022 short story) SUPER DUPER LATE You know when even the things you dislike about a person make you love her even more? Well, that was Mary. On the one hand, she could talk endlessly about obscure texts. You couldn’t help but be drawn in. Her passion for obscurity was like a magnet bringing… Continue reading
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May 2022 Prompt
I swear I don’t know what is happening this year. I am soooooooo behind at this point. I’m not making excuses. Time is just getting away from me, and there are not enough hours in the day. My current distraction from writing is that I have a temp job that I normally do twice… Continue reading
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April 2022 Prompt
I swear I don’t get this behind on things all the time, though it seems that way sometimes. I still haven’t finished the short story for March… and April is almost over! Ugh! Despite my tardiness for this post, I am working on a short story for April as well. Here is the prompt for… Continue reading
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State of the Novel Address 2022
My eyes have finally healed enough for me to work on writing again. The last two weeks I’ve been outlining a new novel. This is a new step for me. I don’t normally outline before I start writing. What I like to do is write and then make mini outlines of what I want the… Continue reading
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March 2022 Prompt
How is it the 15th? Seriously? What have I been doing this month? I can’t figure it out… I am behind with everything this month! But in happy news, my eyes are finally at a point where I can read and write again. I’m outlining my next novel and will begin drafting hopefully by next… Continue reading
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Magic Misunderstanding
February 2022’s short story of the month All right, maybe it wasn’t the best way to start off a conversation. In my own way, I was trying to take her side. It’s not easy to take her side, and very few people do. She has two, maybe three real friends in the world. There’s me,… Continue reading
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February Writing Idea
Today is a big day for me! I’m getting eye surgery today, so I’ll be off my computer for a while. Before then, I wanted to share my February short story prompt: All right, maybe it wasn’t the best way to start off a conversation. In my own way, I was trying to take her… Continue reading
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Who’s That?
January 2022’s short story of the month “When Bobby tells a joke, you’re always wondering if he’s going to take it just a little bit too far. He’s got this image of himself as outrageous and controversial, when in reality he…,” Shelley stopped talking mid-sentence. Mary was staring at the boy who just walked into… Continue reading
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