Thanks so much to Becky for tagging me! If you haven't been to her blog, Strikeouts + Sprinkles, go check it out! How to Participate Create a post with your two bookish truths and one bookish lie—but be sure to keep it a secret so your readers can guess! Reveal the lie in a spoiler … Continue reading Two Truths & a Lie – Book Tag
Audience Participation
In the Middle of the Night…
Here’s a fun little game that you can play at home. Seriously, I hope you guys play along, this could be a lot of fun. But you have to follow five simple rules… Put your music player on random. Post the first line (or so, some are hard) from the first 20 songs that play, … Continue reading In the Middle of the Night…
The Mystery Blogger Award
Kids, I've been nominated for the Mystery Blogger Award. It's kind of awesome. I haven't been nominated for a blogging award since 2015. So it looks like my fortunes are taking a turn for the better. Gosh, I have so many people to thank before they start playing me off and cutting to commercial. Actually, … Continue reading The Mystery Blogger Award
Alex’s Challenge
Time to come back to another challenge issued by another reader. The fourth comment on my initial blog post came from Alex, who provided the following prompts… Character Name: Pablo Setting: Law School Object: A candle Emotion: Sad "Doesn't it feel like the 19th century?" asked Wash as he brought two more lit candles over … Continue reading Alex’s Challenge
Sarah’s Challenge
Time to come back to another challenge issued by another reader. The third comment on my initial blog post came from Sarah, who provided the following prompts… Character Name: Samuel Setting: Mars Object: A notebook Emotion: Confusion Samuel ran down the corridor of Echo base, clutching a torn notebook in his hand as he made … Continue reading Sarah’s Challenge
VTnessa’s Challenge
Time to come back to another challenge issued by another reader. The second comment on my initial blog post came from VTnessa, who provided the following prompts... Character Name: Hezekiah Tribido Setting: The plains/prairies of Canada Object: A lobster boat Emotion: Relaxed I honestly couldn't remember how long I had been walking. Days? Weeks? I … Continue reading VTnessa’s Challenge
A to Z
Caitlyn issued another challenge on the Twitter. I have to write a story in which each sentence begins with a different letter of the alphabet, beginning with the letter A, and moving sequentially, i.e., B, C, D, and so forth. That gives me 26 sentences to tell a coherent story. I feel like this one … Continue reading A to Z
Let’s Go, Sugarbeet
Yesterday, my friend Caitlyn offered to provide a writing prompt to some folks on Twitter. I accepted the challenge. She gave me the first sentence. The rest was up to me... "Let's go, sugarbeet," he said and snapped on the light. He was holding two duffle bags, one very light, the other very heavy. It … Continue reading Let’s Go, Sugarbeet
JMitch’s Challenge
I bet you all thought I'd forgotten about that time when I asked you to challenge me to write fiction based on the prompts that you gave me. Well... I kind of had. I didn't completely forget. I just allowed my summer to get busy and I didn't make the time to follow through on … Continue reading JMitch’s Challenge
The Truth About the Lies
Wednesday I played along with the twist on Two Truths and a Lie. And I promised that today I would reveal the answers. Despite having dozens of people drop by and read that post, only two decided to play along and guess at my lies. I also said I would challenge other bloggers to play … Continue reading The Truth About the Lies
The Confusing Middle 