Whirlpool, or Tilt-a-Whirl?
One of the things I notice when I’m critiquing is the way the scene and story unfold. Often an author will give me a ride on a Tilt-a-Whirl. He’ll show me something, jerk me to another thing, then another, then oh yes, back to the first, but wait, did you see this, too? It simply […]
Just For Fun Friday 03/27/2015
Just a few odds and ends picked up while surfing this week… If pigs could fly, their friends couldn’t watch! It’s physically impossible for a pig to look up at the sky. (Sure, while in its normal standing position. But if MY friend was flying, I’d be laying on my back, yelling “Way to go, […]
Five-minute Poetry
A few nights ago, I was really drowsy for some reason. I texted Bo that I was snoozing on the sofa, remarking that the phrase sounded like a good title for a poem. Immediately I received four one-line texts from him… Snoozin’ on the sofa. Time to be a loaf-ah. Stretched out and prone in […]
Just For Fun Friday 02/27/2015
Years ago there was a columnist in the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette named Richard Allin. His writings rambled about his daily life and observations, including adventures with a sheepdog named Suds ( if I remember correctly) and the small towns of Gudge Creek and Wad and the foolishness and wisdom that abounds therein. One of the things he […]
Just For Fun Friday 02/20/2015
I remember my grandmother. My mother’s mom was 4’11” tall, weighing probably around 250 lbs. with short-gray-blue hair and a great smile. Cotton dresses, embroidered aprons. I don’t know if she even knew how to drive a car. I do know she did crochet and embroidery, and I think she even tatted (it’s a hand-made […]
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