In which we find out that there's always a way to turn minor to major. Part one is here, part two is here, and part three is here. You'll be lost if you don't read them, and I think I can safely promise

Part 1 is here, and Part 2 is here. You'll wanna read those. I let myself into the dingy flat, put some soup on the burner, and dropped some rye bread into the toaster. I had been thinking about eating

When last we left our heroine, she was burning the clothes of her failed relationship, and saying goodbye to her late boyfriend's apartment with a dumpster fire (symbolic, that) and a confession. That

I spent a lot of time and energy last year getting to a 56 rep score, and today I log in and I'm a 25. I'm not sure how this happens, but I'd love to know. It's not the end of the world--my rep score is

Speak Ill of the Dead Part One of Two We had been dating a long time when Albert died. He did not "pass away", like the preacher said over the grave. He died. I saw him do it. I helped. I don't

The man next door is a gnome. No one knows but me. That must be very lonely. Maybe he has a tunnel in his basement that he uses to visit other gnomes. Or maybe that's dwarves. My friend Marnie could tell

photo credit My dear, lovely friend and sometime editor Lyz Schulte just tagged me on Facebook and challenged me to post the first seven lines of my current Work In Progress (WIP, for us author types).

Everyone knows the story of Leonidas and the Spartan 300 at Thermopylae. But there was another side to the story. Stand as Gods It is hot, and I am small. And haven’t I walked just as far as all the men

It's not what you think. Actually, it's not you. It's me. Specifically, I got a book contract, and that made posting hard. Then I got another one. That made it exceptionally difficult. Then school started

SUBMISSION WINDOW OPENS TODAY! First place winner will receive $15 SBD. Second place winner gets $10 SBD. Third place takes home $5 SBD. $30 SBD in all, courtesy of @originalworks. A few days ago, I made

Halloween has busted out all over, which I dislike. It's a stupid holiday, filled with teaching children to beg, as if doing it in costume makes it better. I admit I don't mind carving pumpkins, because

@tinypaleokitchen won my art contest, calling for a piece of artwork or photograph to be used as a story prompt for this contest. This is the winning photograph. Rules Using this photograph as a story

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How to increase your STEEM POWER with @Minnowbooster & @Minnowsupport! For all new Steemians I want to show you some ways to get started with @Minnowbooster and @Minnowsupport. I recommend you to start

Five days ago I announced my third Art Prompt Writing Contest. @thatindianlady supplied the following photograph to use as a story prompt. I asked for an original story of between 500 and 1000 words. Entrants

Here's the shtick: I write a story, a scene at a time. Then I write a pair of second scenes, taking the story in two different directions--a story fork. The reward total after three days determines which

Here's the shtick: I write a story, a scene at a time. Then I write a pair of second scenes, taking the story in two different directions--a story fork. The reward total after three days determines which

Here's the shtick: I write a story, a scene at a time. Then I fork it, writing two new scenes that branch off the first one, kind of a choose-your-own-adventure kind of thing. Upvote money picks the fork

The raggedy sunflowers are dried and withered in the front garden, and need to come out. But my goldfinches love them so, and sing so sweetly every morning when they visit, that I can't do it. They don't

Here's the shtick: I write a story, a scene at a time. Then I write a pair of second scenes, taking the story in two different directions--a story fork. The reward total after three days determines which