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Pine Trees and Potato Bugs, Again
{{Lots of changes afoot for me, if I accept them. It’s all made me think about my life. You know, more so than usual…}} For the first 10 years of my life, my family moved annually. My dad was a video game salesman in the early days when Space Invaders and Asteroids ruled the…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #153: Drifter
I still need to post my PROMPTuesday submissions for the last two weeks (prompts: “hoarder” and “road trip“), but in the meantime? Today’s PROMPTuesday is: Is there someone in your life you let go who you wish you could reconnect with today? Please post your submission in the comments OR post in your…Continue Reading
It’s Coming, It’s Coming (An Excerpt)
{{I’m just about there. Almost done. This holds me accountable. Next? Revisions. Oy gevalt.}} The map fell with a clap from the front door and then all went quiet, except for the crackling of the fire. Annie tuned to look and in the flames saw the outline of someone familiar. “Is that?” Coriander…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #146: Books as Life
Today? This is your creative writing prompt mission: If you could live within any book for a week, which one would it be? Please post your submission in the comments OR post in your blog and leave a link to your blog in the comments. First time to PROMPTuesday? Read a bit…Continue Reading
Quick Like a Bunny
Today I have two things (posts? pieces? essays?) up (down? written? published?) at two of my favorite places on the Internet. The first is a searing (I’m just trying to sound important) look at free-floating anxiety (MINE, despite its title “Not Me”) (also there’s a wolf) (and I don’t use parentheses) at IndieInk, an inspiring…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #140: Where I Am
This PROMPT is based on one I wrote in 2008. As I said then: “I think this started as a meme. I’ve read several outstanding versions of it over the last year, and I thought I’d like to offer it as a PROMPTuesday, so… I am. This week, tell us who you are,…Continue Reading