I Thrive in a Tribe

I Thrive in a Tribe

Everybody wants to be part of a great cause, a tribe, a fellowship, a sisterhood — everybody except Henry Thoreau, the great American killjoy who chose solitude. While he’s an acclaimed wordsmith – with deep wisdom that can be mined from his writings...
Proximity to Famously Famous Authors

Proximity to Famously Famous Authors

I’ve long known I live in a favored place. My husband and I moved to Southern California from the blizzard-prone states of the Midwest, beckoned by the sunny day bliss of the Rose Bowl and our frequent vacations to the locale. Orange County, where we reside, is...
California Writers Save Christmas

California Writers Save Christmas

The elf raised the wooden stamp as high as his bruised elbow allowed. He paused, scrunched his eyes, and listened intently, hoping that someone, something, anything, would intervene.His heart ached as much as his arm. It kerthumped in his chest. A chest that didn’t...
I Thrive in a Tribe

Parts is Parts

The Wendy’s hamburger chain added a chicken sandwich to its menu in the ’80s and this memorable ad was created, never to be forgotten The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence. An individual...
Artificial or Real: Which Writing will Prevail?

Artificial or Real: Which Writing will Prevail?

Let’s rock the neurotic writing world! Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG. The awesome co-hosts for the October 4 posting of the IWSG are Natalie Aguirre, Kim Lajevardi, Debs Carey, Gwen Gardner, Patricia Josephine, and Rebecca Douglass! October 4...