First Draft Fiction: A Wanted Child, Part 3
Read Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. Olivia panted, her swollen pregnant belly squished between the driver’s seat and the steering […]
First Draft Fiction: A Wanted Child, Part 2
Read Part 1 here. A Saturday morning found them walking through the farmer’s market, selecting ingredients for brunch. Weeks had turned into […]
First Draft Fiction: A Wanted Child, Part 1
In honor of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), we return to some abysmal, unedited fiction, a throw-spaghetti-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks approach to exploring the art […]
Gilbreth and Cary’s “Cheaper By the Dozen” Which Has Nothing to Do with the Movie
What is it that makes large families so fascinating? A hundred years after the Gilbreth family welcomed their 12 children to the […]
First Draft Fiction: A Story Worth Telling, Part 1
“I can’t believe you stole my Meemaw’s ring,” Magdalene burst out. She steered the ancient Honda along a two-lane highway in North […]
First Draft Fiction: Fear of Beauty, Part 4
Read part 1, part 2, and part 3. Summer The summer crept in subtly, from warm days to oppressive heat relieved only […]
First Draft Fiction: Fear of Beauty, Part 3
Read Part 1 and Part 2. Spring There is a distinct season devoted to mud for those who live along dirt roads, […]
First Draft Fiction: Fear of Beauty, Part 2
Read Part 1 here. Winter Snow in a rural setting was new for Rebecca. After the heavy flakes mounted, hours or days […]
First Draft Fiction: Fear of Beauty, Part 1
In a world crying out for stories, this author makes an attempt. Unrefined and unedited, we make no promises of high quality, […]
First Draft Fiction: A Living Hand, part 3
Read part 1 and part 2. Collin blanched at the sight of the empty sleeve. Standing next to his mother, Jane who […]