Category: Writing
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Hoar and Rime
Merriam-Webster defines homophones as: words that sound the same but are different in meaning or spelling. Homophones that are spelled differently are also called heterographs, such as to, too, and two. Ever hear a story about a bare bear? Tell no tale about that tail. What about a knight who was lost in the night?…
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As Exciting as Watching Water Freeze
Sometimes winter seems about as exciting as watching paint dry, or grass grow, or water freeze — wait a second. Watching water freeze can be exciting. Granted it doesn’t have the drama of a heavy spring runoff, a summer cloudburst, or a flashflood. It’s subtle, quiet. The beauty of it can be easy to overlook,…
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Dirt on the New Year
Life is a highway, a road we all must take, and a dozen more clichés. For me it’s always been a bumpy dirt road and maybe that’s why I love them so much. Writing is another journey, one that I started fairly late in life, but I wasn’t ready for it any sooner. In both…
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Anthology Action – Thorns
I’m thrilled to announce my paranormal western short story, Euphoria, is included in the Thorns anthology by Black Hare Press. Short stories are sometimes a challenge for me, as the characters so often take off on their own and insist on novels. That’s okay. It’s better to let them go because the best stories are…
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Why 2?
I’ve been noticing more 2s in my life recently. Two symbolizes basic duality: yes—no, alive—dead, left—right, you—me, yin—yang. Accepted—rejected. Two is also the only even prime number, and that makes it a little bit special. I have two dogs. There are two windows in my tiny studio. I saw two rainbows in the summer and…
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Tiny Writer’s Studio – Part 4
Well, I sure lost track of this series of posts. What brought it to mind again is we’re contemplating moving my tiny studio. It is on wheels after all. That might happen this year yet, or maybe next year. Or not? To be honest I don’t plan that far ahead. I’m more of a “this…
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Accepted!
It’s always exciting to open an email and discover a short story submission was accepted. That always gives a writer a boost. I’m thrilled to announce my story Slide Rock will be included in the next Pikes Peaks Writer’s Anthology. This will be the third PPW Anthology for me, talk about an honor! The theme…
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How To Write Rainbows
We’ve had rain and some amazing rainbows in the high country recently. I’m always inspired by those striped miracles flashing across a rainy gray sky, but writing something that captures their magnificence, well… They’re a promise of evil washed away and better days to come. A story as old as time, told over and over.…