Once upon a time, I wrote a story about a girl–Mallory–searching for luck. Then one day I entered a raffle to join The Writer’s Voice–a contest (hosted by Krista Van Dolzer, Cupid’s Literary Connection, Brenda Drake, and Mónica Bustamante Wagner) full of agents who hadn’t yet seen my manuscript. Later that day I found out … Continue reading »
In celebration of April being National Poetry Month… Ode to Truffles a poem for Molly O! little bite of chocolate, So velvety and smooth. A bite, and then I wait As you become A rich, chocolate blanket covering My tongue. I smile. And I marvel at you, So dense and luscious. You are small but … Continue reading »
There are so many reasons to be grateful to Abraham Lincoln. There’s his role in abolishing slavery and of course, the Gettysburg Address. And I’d be amiss if I didn’t mention his contribution to film…granting us a vehicle for another great Spielberg film. But by far his greatest contribution is providing tired and downtrodden teachers … Continue reading »
This is my entry for a Kissing Scene contest over at Cupid’s Literary Connection. This is a scene from my manuscript HOPE IN BLOOM. Set-up: After a year of lotto fantasies, Mallory’s final dream needed no numbers: A perfect Prom night with Adrian, the boy she’d slowly fallen in love with. We found a spot, … Continue reading »
Darci Cole is hosting a flash fiction contest on her blog to celebrate 100 followers. Check out the link for more details, but the basics are these: 300-500 words, must use the number ‘one hundred’, and the prompt is a response to the picture below. And here’s my entry (500 words exactly)… Time machine. A … Continue reading »
At lunch today, a coworker said, “Two weeks of vacation was too long for my wife and I to be together. By the end of last week, I just wanted her to go shopping so I could watch a football game.” I chuckled, knowing how he felt. Not about being around his wife too much. … Continue reading »
(*This is a re-post of a blog entry from October. I’m sorry. I really am. It’s still something I love today, but it is a repeat. Seriously I cannot understand how I wrote a blog post for 365 days before. I’m just so tired today…And Blake Griffin is on soon.) You look so defeated lying … Continue reading »
It’s only been about a day and a half, and I’ve already read one book in 2013! At this rate, I should easily be able to beat last year’s total of 5. Look, before you judge me I just want to say this: if working on getting my own book published wasn’t so time-consuming and … Continue reading »
Dear Millions of Readers (Or Just That One Guy Who Occasionally Accidentally Stumbles Upon This Blog), I hope you (all) had a Happy Generic Holiday Season. Now that I’ve eaten all the chocolate on this side of the Mississippi, I am back with nothing better to do than blog. I have something new and exciting … Continue reading »
Dear Mondays, Why are you all such jerks? Did you take a training course on “How to Ruin Everything?” Are you just naturally depressing, like it’s in your genes (or your jeans) or something? Let me reverse a bit and start with a definition of great: markedly superior in character or quality. So when I … Continue reading »
