Photo courtesy: "The stories we tell literally make the world. If you want to change the world, you need to change your story. This truth applies both to individuals and institutions." --Michael

So you've got an exciting plot, a compelling main character, and a badass antagonist... You build up some minor characters to support your M.C. and a few to back the bad guy... Perfect! Now you're ready

”Grandpa, tell us about Grator again!” The old carrot looked at their little fleshy faces. The baby carrots clearly enjoyed being frightened by his tales of kitchen terror, and Grandpa obviously liked

A couple weeks ago, I shared a post about the lovely windows at The Bay in downtown Toronto as well as the Eaton Centre across the street. At the time, I promised more of my jaunt around downtown Toronto,

This is a story I wrote for my daughter, images are all licensed under CC0 from various sources Early One evening, Catherine and her dad were wandering through the forest. As they walked along the winding

Ugh...this is what our month has been...inventory entry into our new POS. I'm nowhere near close to being done and am already hating every second of it...

He had to pee. It wasn’t too terribly demanding yet, but if he made himself do it now he could stay in bed longer- the pressing thirst reminded him that he hadn’t drank since yesterday afternoon. The pressing

Of the resident cats, Marley has the most personality quirks. For those of you who do not know, I am a rescue home operator for abused felines, but have four “lifers.” As newborns, Marley and his sister

Now that the holidays are over, we are back up and running! This month we are working in the background to get everything set up like we would like, but we are looking forward to launching our online store

source Hello, Winter,  You've entered with the chill that is only yours to give. Your days are much shorter and you make me miss the sun, But I do enjoy your frosty nights that are spent cuddled by

So, apparently I've been absent from this account for a while...oops! I've been posting regularly over at @mwoodall, but not here. That is partly due to real life work that imposed itself on me last week,

Only Available on Steemit Prologue Kataya "Kat..." Lady Kataya's slumber was interrupted by the sound of her husband's voice, echoing throughout the royal chamber. "Kat, wake up. You must

So, right now we run a small stall in a weekend market. Our selection is limited, but we are slowly building up a reputation for good books and great prices. We try to get new stock in on a regular basis,

Tory Bannon hopped off the edge of the abandoned railcar and made her way back towards her house. Ever since the sickness, or whatever it was, she'd spent a fair amount of time sitting down here and wondering

With all of the traveling I do with my full-time job, I spend a lot of time listening to audiobooks instead of reading physical books...though I should really bring one with me, it would prevent the boredom

I stood by the door in complete silence and did not dare to knock. I listened and shuddered at every slight rustle behind it. From time to time, I took a deep breath and held my hand to the door. But obviously

Here is the conclusion to this portion of Eric's story, but there's enough material in this concept to keep me going for a while. I think I can safely say that this isn't the last you've seen of Eric!

Okay...What do you mean? How exactly can we have a crypto-powered bookstore? Well, it's simple, you see this account is going to be one of our ways of raising capital in our quest to have a brick and mortar