Category: Creative Writing
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Death Star Corridor (A Star Wars Haiku)
Coldly lit hallways Of dark reflective metal Lead to Jedi’s doom.
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On Writing & Storytelling: The Second Revised Edition of ‘Reunion’ is Live!
A Story Nearly 40 Years in the Making…. “Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.” – Sue Monk Kidd It’s afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Saturday, March 11, 2023. I’m a bit tired, though; I spent much of yesterday…
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On Writing and Storytelling, or: How I Spent My Friday Afternoon – Revising, Rewriting, and Re-Publishing ‘Reunion’
“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” ― Louis L’Amour Today I spent several hours revising – first on Word, then on Kindle Create – my short story Reunion, which I originally wrote in 1998 but waited 20 years till I could self-publish through Amazon’s CreateSpace…
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Hello, Spring (A Haiku)
O, clear sky of blue And rainbow-colored flowers! Hark! Spring draweth near.
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The Lake in Winter (A Haiku)
Chilly northern winds Stir the crystal-clear waters. Gray clouds crowd the sky.
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Goin’ Home…from Winn Dixie – Winter 2013 (A Haiku)
Sunny, windy day Avenue teeming with traffic The cart’s wheels rattle.
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The Normal and the Crazy: America in 2023 (A Haiku)
Oh, land divided Between the “crazy” and “sane”! Do not choose “crazy.”
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Dream of Streams! (A Haiku)
Sparkling water runs Swiftly on the round, smooth rocks. My dreams swim there, too.
A Certain Point of View, Too 