Creative writing

Finding Plot Lines on the Clothesline

Sometimes I find plot lines while hanging laundry on the clothesline, under the warmth of the sun, with the sound…

9 months ago

My Pen Pal Elisabeth

March 1964, age 12, The first letter Looking at old photos, my daughter asked me how I found my pen…

1 year ago

Was it worth it?

I'm asking you to determine whether each of them did the right thing and whether it was for the right…

1 year ago

When The Window Has Flung Open

The window has flung open, and characters have arrived en mass. The downside to overcoming writer's block is that all…

2 years ago

Getting Through The Darkness

Some call it writer's block. Regardless of what it's called, it's a time when getting through the darkness is the…

3 years ago

Weaving A Tangled Web

A challenge for writers is getting caught up in weaving a web of storytelling and losing sight of the story…

3 years ago

How Does Your Brain Do That?

"How does your brain do that?!" my grandson exclaimed while we looked at the bleach splashes on my favorite tee…

3 years ago