It’s just a few days til Christmas. I haven’t recovered from Thanksgiving yet, but soon I will be stuffing my face with even more delicious things and wallowing in a sea of wrapping paper. I’m hoping for good things in 2017, but first I want to take a look back. First, the basics Books read…
Writing Prompt #12: First Date
(This month’s writing prompt is First Date: Write about someone’s first date. What happens?) Lights up on a living room. ANDREW, young and nervous, sits in a chair. His eyes wander restlessly around the room. An older man, WILLIAM, enters. He is wearing a robe, and appears vaguely smug. WILLIAM (To someone offstage) Take your…
Want to change the world? Educate a girl.
2016 is almost over, and with it my reading challenges. Normally this is when I look at how I’ve done with the year’s reading, and gloat a bit about completing the challenges. But this year it’s different — this year, one of my challenges helped me find a new calling. Let’s back up A little over…
Writing Prompt #11: Promise to Yourself
(This month’s writing prompt is Promise to Yourself: Write about a promise you want to make to yourself and keep.) I’ve always put a lot of effort into being perfect. I spent more time studying than being with friends because I wanted perfect grades; after getting let go from my job at 10am I worked…
Writing Prompt #10: Camera
(This month’s writing prompt is Camera: Take your camera for a walk and write based on one of the photographs you take.) Leta pulled the last clean dish from the hot, sudsy water and set it next to the others on the counter. “That’s the last one, Hannah,” she said, wiping her forehead with the…