• DIY MFA Book Club Prompts

    I’ve gotten a little behind on the book club prompts, but only because I had to honor my reality for a bit. We just moved into a new house, and that takes up a lot of your free time. Especially when I didn’t have any time off from the day job to get things done.…

  • DIY MFA Prompt

                    I’ve spent some time perusing old DIY MFA articles again and came across a few writing prompts. What are my writing successes for last year? The post was all about being able to physically measure your success and achievements. Solid numbers make a big difference instead of just “Oh, I wrote a draft of…

  • Experiment TCA-276 (pt 1)

    *New short story I’m putting together for you. This will be another first draft posting like my story When the Rains Came. Hope you enjoy :)*                 Morgan watched the steady drip of coffee fall into her cup. She went cross-eyed for a moment before shaking her head and stretching. The shift in her sleeping…

  • The Monsters in the Attic

    Step 1: Describe your least favorite room in your childhood home. “The Bee Room” One summer, the unused basement room was infested with bees. There was a small hole in the wall and they infiltrated. No one went in there, but you could hear the buzzing if you stood by the door. I was terrified…

  • DIY MFA Prompt: The Name Game

    Prompt: Pick first and last name from the provided list. Answer a few character questions. Begin a scene with the provided line of dialogue (You think you know what it’s like, but you don’t) and write until you fill the page. DIY MFA Name Game * “You think you know what it’s like, but you…

  • On Hashish AKA The Family Trip

    This wasn’t our first rodeo. We ground it up, put it in orange juice and chugged it down. Blech. We made ugly faces and got something else to drink, then sat down to wait. Our night began with Netflix, but once the colors started to run – when the sounds made twists and turns before…

  • When the Rains Came *Final Part*

    The believers took a few days rest after team two blew up the sink hole. The rain had stopped, but the sky was still overcast, and high wind tugged at anything that braved the outdoors. On the third day, they regrouped. Annie held her door open as everyone came in to sit down. She watched…

  • When the Rains Came Part 13

    The remaining believers stood under an awning as the rain continued to fall from the sky. They’d just left the memorial service for Tim and Chyanne. Their cars were across the lot and no one was feeling brave enough to venture out quite yet. “The storms haven’t stopped for days. How are we going to…

  • When the Rains Came Part 12

    The following weekend, the believers regrouped. Officer Davis brought two other officers with him. He’d talked to them about the evidence and managed to bring them around to their way of thinking. Best of all, they had a plan. “Okay everyone, Officer Davis –“ “Please, just Bradley,” he interrupted Drew. “Bradley and his two fellow…

  • DIY MFA writing prompt

    The article from February 2012 asks “When did your love affair with writing begin?” When I was around seven years old, my little sister wanted me to tell her a story. I could have just picked one off the shelf to read her, but something made me want to write one instead. I had a…