How I love Saturday. It’s that special day when I think about all the things I’ve wished I could get to during the week, and…
Image source: Pixabay The Dove There she was again, whispering prayers. “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.” “Clair?” She turned in…
Welcome to the mini writing workshop! This is a weekly post that provides simple tips and examples to support fiction writers on their journey. This…
The idea for this post came to me today as I was boxing up my Christmas ornaments. It’s always a little melancholy putting them away…
Through child’s eyes As Davey climbed into bed, he remembered his sister’s harsh laugh and derisive words. “You’re such a baby. There’s no Santa!” He…
Something bizarre happened yesterday. In general, I write my substantive posts from WordPress, and they post to Steemit via the Steempress plugin. For some reason,…
Now and then, the best inspiration comes from a children’s book or movie. In this case, I turn to the 2003 movie, Finding Nemo, when…
That either sounds like the name of a trashy novel or a bad garage band. I don’t know which. I’m sitting at a Starbucks in…
Ever since my 50-word short story writing community was tasked with writing micro-fiction stories based on the prompt of “lemon,” I have had lemons on…
Data security today is a more serious and widespread issue than ever before, due to the highly dispersed nature of the workforce, the enormous range…