Collections of Jokes Do Not Win Pulitzer Prizes

A short story though it may be funny is not a joke. The last line of a joke is the punchline. The last name of a story has no name. You remember a punchline. You do not remember the last line of a story. You may remember the first —- I still remember the openingContinue reading “Collections of Jokes Do Not Win Pulitzer Prizes”

#30DayWritingChallenge (Day 7): Five ways to win your heart

I’m assuming that this question is geared more towards a love-type-of-response but I’m going to keep it simple because simple things always win my heart, like someone who : is genuinely kind, empathetic and respectful, things which are easily seen when people interact with older people, animals and children; keeps their promises, walks the walkContinue reading “#30DayWritingChallenge (Day 7): Five ways to win your heart”

If You Want to Win, You’ve Got to Enjoy Losing

Ever since I released my first novel I’ve had two dreams: To become the youngest writer to ever be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. To also be awarded an Academy Award. Almost ten years later, and I’m not even a world-famous or bestselling author, but I’m still here. I am still writing.  Eight yearsContinue reading “If You Want to Win, You’ve Got to Enjoy Losing”

Monday morning rundown (Nature for the win again.)

1.  It’s no secret I rolled into the weekend kinda blech. Nothing made sense, or maybe it was just that I couldn’t make sense of my current situation. Either way it was a whole lot of blech-y blechness going on. 2.  Sometimes that means hunkering down. Sometimes a good long nap and gobs of iceContinue reading “Monday morning rundown (Nature for the win again.)”

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