Five Word Friday
Mom’s latest half-story has these 5 words to play with. Water – I don’t like water. I don’t like to drink it. I don’t like to step in it. And I REALLY don’t like Bath Day. That is way too much water...
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“Writing gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” ~Mason Cooley~ Mom and I have stayed home a lot in the past year. It has been a good thing in some ways and a bad thing in other...
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Today’s Five words are from yet another half-story from Mom’s never-ending collection of unfinished stories. We kinda like this one, so it may have a chance at seeing the end. 16. Rudolph – No. Not...
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“You have to finish things – that’s what you learn by finishing things.” ~Neil Gaiman~ Finishing things is good. Mom FINALLY finished one of her half-stories last week. Soon, her writing group named...
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Today’s 5 words are from an old story that Mom started working on recently. As always when she read it, she said out loud to herself, “Such a cute story.” And, “How can I make it better?” And, “Stop...
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“Between the pages of a book is a lovely place to be.” ~anonymous~ Not a lot of writing has been accomplished around here lately. Mom reads instead. Blog posts, web sites, her Kindle, and she listens...
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Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion, or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest...
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Mom sent in a story last week for an Above the Slush submission opportunity from one of her Author Newsletters. These are five of the words from that story. 6. Bake – Stories need time to cook up,...
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“Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.” ~Henry Ford~ We love Henry Ford. Without him, let’s face it, there would be no road trips. We’re happy he got ready and made things...
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“That however small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance was there.” ~Roald Dahl~ I believe in luck. Mom does too. She buys lottery tickets, picks up lucky pennies, sails through amber...
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