I haven’t done this is a very long time, but something about this picture struck me enough. No pun intended. Every Wednesday Renegade Wisoff-Fields posts a picture prompt challenging writers to create a 100-word story, poem, or whatever works for you. After posting your work on your blog, go back to her site and add your link…
In light of the Johnny Manziel situation, I’m reblogging this from two years ago and adding a little at the end about Johnny Football. I address him at the end. _________________________________________________ Fall is approaching. Fall means two important things: baseball playoffs and football. Football means two important things: college and pro. College football means two…
When the person you look up to the most is a homeless murderer pursued by both the police and bounty hunters, there probably won’t be a whole lot of good in your life. And when your best friend’s name is Neckbone, you have to start to wonder. Ellis, 14, is quietly waiting for something. His…
This is a combination of three old blog posts combined. Also, this was written back when I never capitalized anything. I tried fixing it up, but I’m sure I missed a few things. _________________________________________ i love when there’s a news report about the findings of a new study. My all-time favorite, from a half-dozen years…
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Since today my blog seems dedicated to writing I figured it would be a good time to share a fabulous resource for the Rules of Good Writing and accurate grammar. Rich Voza lays them all out for you in his Writing Pet Peeves. I find myself constantly checking back…
_________________________________ Reblogged from a couple of years ago, because you never saw it before. ____________________________ Lately I’ve been disagreeing with people. Well, more people than usual. One of the main topics on which I’ve been in disagreeing with people is – disagreeing. Some disagreements are rather simple. “The Yankees are better than the Red Sox.”…
Reblogged, because it had been my single-most popular post until I was Freshly Pressed. From about 3 years ago, and I don’t plan to update it in any way, other than this introduction. This might also be a hint about where I can currently be found. Yes, having a sex-change operation. When my older daughter…
Deep breath. Okay, Woodbury Avenue is “finished.” Sort of. For more about the actual story, click here. But for more about the process, then just keep reading. When it comes to writing, what I just did was the easiest part – writing a first draft. That’s easy for a few reasons. First, because it’s new,…
It seems that the obligatory thing to do after being Freshly Pressed is to write a post about being Freshly Pressed. This would be that. Here. Of now. I could add, subtract, and determine the number of added followers, but it would seem boastful to write that I climbed from 800-something to 1,200-something in about…
I was recently asked about my writing process. Do I use outlines? Do you plot a story or just make it up as you go along? Please keep in mind that what works for one person might not ever work for anyone else or even that one person ever again except that one time. For…
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