Are you doing Camp NaNoWriMo this July? What will you be writing about? What are some things you’re going to pack for camp? What’s your word count goal? I’m still not positive what my story will be yet…I have a few ideas, but once I started writing them I stopped liking them. Hopefully…
Literacy
Poetry: Scared
Scared Scared, when the wind blows tight around my neck And the lightning crackles Making tall shadows dance in the midnight black And the glass shatters And the walls move closer around me The floor shakes The lights fall The rain storms on The thunder booms Out threats This is scared.
Poetry: Free Sunrise
Never Forget What I saw that one day The sunrise Golden Brighter than anything And I won’t listen anymore Cause I’m free, Freer than ever before When I run to the snow, Where the sun still shines And the shimmering lake Has little ducklings quacking to the rhythm of the sunrise And the beats of…
Poetry: On The Other Side
I said to meet me on the other side Where the sky is blue and there’s no fear ever No worry Where I’ll be free So why don’t you just meet me on that other side? Just listen Stop with the bargains Once just Listen to me! Where there’s no mistakes, No worries, No problems,…
Short Story: The Squirrel Olympics
“Hey! I saw that worm first!” Stiff yelled to Bluey, flying down to the leafy path to join his sister. “Stiff! Shut your beak! I’m trying to watch the squirrel Olympics!” Beaky retorted, gobbling a piece of caramel worm. “No! Stiff! This is my worm!” Bluey screamed as Stiff tried to take the juicy worm…
Poetry: Doorbell
The doorbell ringing The puppy barking loudly Who could it be now?
What I Write About and Science Fiction
Usually at some point in time when I’m meeting people, writing comes up. And, of course, they ask me what I write. And I generally don’t know what to say. What do they mean? Genre? Length? Usually I go with genre, and then, if they aren’t satisfied, I tell them about what I’m…
How to Make the Best Writing Environment
Since April is the first of two NaNoWriMo Camps, (there are two NaNoWriMo Camps, one in April and one in July–the actual NaNoWriMo is in November), I decided to write a post on the ideal writing environment. So–what DO you need to make the ideal writing environment? Time You need to make sure…
Poetry: Spring
Spring When green grass, strong and sturdy, pops up out of the wet dirt, When chicks peep, birds cheep, And frogs leap, And crickets hum into the night. Clouds rain sun unpredictable yet amazing and new.
Greyfriar’s Bobby
If you go to Edinburgh, you will probably see a little statue of a dog, with a rubbed gold nose. And you will probably see right next to that dog a whole bunch of tourists. Why on Earth are people posing my a statue of a dog? You will also have maybe read the…