Writer’s Story
Catching Creativity
“Oh, have you got the crud that’s going around?” she asked a writer-friend while fearlessly hugging her. I cringed; I’d just hugged her and hadn’t noticed her having any flu symptoms. I closely watched the interaction and told myself that she was tired, and yes, stuffy, but no, not the creeping crud. Not submitting to…
Read MoreBaby Present
So here I am…a man who never had younger siblings, a man without a child, a man who’s never changed a diaper and gets paranoid around babies…and I’m having lunch with a dear friend and meeting her five-month old son. I said the standard things — “he’s so cute,” “what a good baby,” “are you…
Read MoreCreative Camaraderie
After a two month absence, the fourth member of the Creative Writers Workshop returned, completing the community. This reunion, a special occasion, had sentiment, tradition and joy. After checking in on creative issues, writing was reviewed. One shared a piece developed over the last meetings, fiction prepared to satisfy an invitation for a journal launching…
Read MoreWriter’s Story & Affirmation: Vulnerability
Full Exposure Suddenly, the blistering summer gifted a surprise August afternoon with uncharacteristically low humidity and temps in the 80s. I couldn’t wait to take an afternoon walk. Immediately upon exiting my car at the park, I did something I rarely do outdoors when swimming isn’t involved: I stripped off my shirt. The air felt…
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