Tag: WritersLife
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Epilogue: When Hope Burned White
When I started writing this collection, my only goal was to write a short story every week of last summer. I did not have a theme or idea in mind, though I did have a specific focus for my inspirations. I ended up with a dozen stories, one of which I published separately as a…
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Inspiration: Dixit, the Game
You know how they say a picture is worth a 1000 words? As an amatuer high school writer, I argued regularly with people about which was better: an enchanting image or a thousand beautiful words. As an adult, I have since decided that both are equally bewitching in the right circumstances. For me, an image…
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Introduction: 10 Things About Me
I realized that even though I have done a few posts on my inspirations and origin as a writer, I have not done a simple post on getting to know me. It seemed like a good way to start the new year, so here are a few things about me: They say you can tell…
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New Year’s Goals
As we finish out the holidays, many people will be making New Year’s resolutions. I love the idea of working toward personal improvement every year, but New Year’s resolutions have never worked well for me. That is why about seven years ago, I started writing New Year’s goals instead. About this time every year, I…
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Winning NaNoWriMo
The song began each morning before the roosters took their first yawns. It began after the stars had faded into a thin bluing screen and around the time the wind first breathed through the dewy grass. The coolness that perfects sleep dissipated with a final chill, and the village stirred. When the Song Meets the…
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Holidays & Hot Toddies
While I love the summer months, particularly because as a teacher I have loads more free time, the holidays still hold a special place in my heart. Having lived in Oregon all my life, I’ve noticed that the state’s fall, winter, and springs often feel very similar and blur into each other. The most noticeable…
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Works in Progress: 2023
I have always been afraid of announcing new projects because “What if I don’t finish it?” Well, it’s come to my attention that it is going to happen anyway, and some people actually care. So here are some of the projects I have been working on this year outside of Hypersonic Express and NaNoWriMo. Part…
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NaNoWriMo Begins
The end of October and beginning of November is one of my favorite parts of the year. Fall is a wonderful and magical time. Part of this is because of the witchy season, and part of this is because of the coming of the holidays, but mainly it is because it is a highly motivating…
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Of Teeth and Dreams
A short story of whimsical horror in time for Halloween. The Dream Fairy leaned over the old wooden headboard and touched their hand to the tip of their long beak of a nose in anticipation. They held a golden butterfly net in one hand and stared down at the toddler below them. The toddler with…
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Inspiration: Tobias Wolff
Short stories are a love of mine, both to read and to write. My all time favorite short story author is Tobias Wolff. I’ve read over a dozen of his pieces and continue to use his work as an inspiration and model for my own. “Our Story Begins” is an excellent collection with some of…
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