I took the long way home. We met at Infatuation Highway and I should have left you there when you held my heart merely on the surface of your hand and not in your shirt pocket, where it deserved to be, right next to your beating heart. I took the long way home. I waited …
Short Story Prompt – 7/18/14
I actually wrote this short a few months ago. I didn't care for it that much, but it's an offering nonetheless. **************************************************************************** Short story prompt - A broken wristwatch, peppermints, and a hug that goes too far Peppermints and Metal She rifled around her handbag for peppermints, having suddenly tasted an acerbic combination of …
Storytelling and Nursery Rhymes.
In the end, I think it was inevitable that writing would become my passion. Starting from the beginning, my fascination with words and stories was engendered by the original, the best, and the most compelling storyteller of them all: my mother. I remember watching her when she would tell a story. Her voice would dip …
“i was reborn when i was broken…”
As promised. Yesterday, when I heard the opening lyric of my boyfriend's masterful song, "Lifetime," I was immediately reminded of a conversation I had with Laura. Essentially, we discussed how pathos inspires our fiction. Creation comes from chaos. And to be honest, to paraphrase my boyfriend, some of my best work has come from being/feeling broken. Don't …
A Tease.
The inspiration behind tomorrow's post. He's mine, by the way. In case you were wondering. Miiiine. Ahem. Back to maturity.
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Short Story Prompt – 04/21/14
Short Story Prompt: Write a story incorporating the first day of school, a love note, and a recipe with a significant mistake. Thanks, Laur! The Firefighter The morning was stressful. The kids were all starting their respective first days of school, which meant varying degrees of mania. Alexandra was a brand new 7th …
dancing.
you don’t want my charleston, my waltz or my shimmy, but you keep drowning me with your jive.
Short Story Prompt – 03/24/14
Your character's boss invites her and her husband to dinner. Your character wants to make a good impression, but her husband has a tendency to drink too much and say exactly what's on his mind... Clarity “She’s in love with you, you know.” She sharply turns toward you, her eyes wide, the skin at the …
Thank you, Afrikan Butterfly!
I was nominated for two blog awards!! *That's me in the corner, attempting a cartwheel. Note that I was distracted in tumbling class* Thanks to Ms. Afrikan Butterfly, This Square Peg was nominated for the Sunshine and Shine awards, for bloggers "who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogsphere." The coolness of that knows no …
This Square Peg. 