What the heck is Creative Copy Challenge with training wheels? For me, it’s those challenges where you have to pull out the dictionary to figure out what the heck the words mean. The first challenge (#483) had an Easter flavor. Okay, got it. But the most current one (#485) combines urban slang and other head-scratching […]
Creative Copy Blooming Again
Like the tulips struggling to bloom, my creative writing chops visit a favorite spot – Creative Copy Challenge. I have been missing from the writing prompt site since last winter. That is much too long for another word challenge. Below is my submission. The challenge words are in bold. Creative Copy Challenge #481 How insignificant […]
The Survival Instinct
We all have it. The survival instinct. Although for some it may be silenced. Is there a breaking point? When does life or loss become too much? Survival Mode The year was 2007. A decade ago. Long ago, yet not. January arrived in the worst possible way. My grand-nephew, Finn, left his 3-month-old twin sister, […]