This month began with another 50 Precious Words entry! Cutting words is always a challenge for me. I have such a hard time letting go! But narrowing down a story to only 50 words? Whew. Tough stuff. Anyway, this year I’d been reading over one of my faves: A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES and IContinue reading “50Precious Words for 2024: Fairy Garden”
Category Archives: My Writing
50PreciousWords 2023: To Catch a Falling Star
ay I posted my short story for #50PreciousWords. It’s such a great exercise for me – I’m terrible with wordiness. Cutting down words to the bare minimum is always a challenge. And, as it so often does, it ended up with me shifting to poetry. The spaceship was there in my head. Perhaps because weContinue reading “50PreciousWords 2023: To Catch a Falling Star”
Pumpkins Like Stars: #FallWritingFrenzy Story
Happy October! Today I’m sharing a picture book story that I wrote for the #FallWritingFrenzy contest – which is such a fun way to start this spooky month. October is one of my very favorite months, and I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to write a quick tale about Halloween based on a photograph.Continue reading “Pumpkins Like Stars: #FallWritingFrenzy Story”