A Little Fiction: All Fall Down

Shelly and Hank had planned this camping trip as an attempt at getting back together. It wasn’t working. He was late picking her up, the drive took five hours instead of their usual three, and when they finally found a space to camp, they argued over where to set up the tent. She dropped the … Continue reading A Little Fiction: All Fall Down

Stones in My Pockets: Resolve for 2013

Resolutions? Today is January 3, and I have made no New Year's resolutions. Resolutions (at least mine) are made for breaking. I resist them mightily. And yet, here on the Web, I feel surrounded by energy and optimism and lofty resolutions and writing challenges like Elissa Field's January Challenge: Finish, Begin, Improve, Plan and Khara House's … Continue reading Stones in My Pockets: Resolve for 2013

Starting Tomorrow: October Challenges!

Bring 'em on—the October challenges, that is! Starting tomorrow, I'll participate in two writing challenges of different sorts.   The Submit-O-Rama is the brainchild of Khara House, poet/blogger extraordinaire at Our Lost Jungle. Khara has offered several levels of commitment so we can submit our work during October at a rate we're comfortable with. I'm going … Continue reading Starting Tomorrow: October Challenges!