Fiction, Poetry, Letters, & Other Creative Musings
How We Reconnected The sunshine came through the windows of my family’s ice cream shop. It was my grandmother’s favorite time of the day. She loved how bright the shop got. The only problem was that the brightness hurt my eyes. I didn’t want to take away from her joy and close the blinds. The... Continue Reading →
(These are characters from my Scott-Williams Family Series. Find this series here.) How We Met I was standing with my friends, enjoying the music from the band that was warming up the crowd for the festival. Anissa turned to me and spoke directly in my ear. “That guitar player hasn’t taken his eyes off you.”... Continue Reading →
I decided to challenge myself in 2022. I wanted to release a book once a month for the entire year. In the beginning, I didn't think I would be able to do it. But the words were flowing. The characters were talking. I had stories I wanted to share so I just went with it.... Continue Reading →
I participated in this short story challenge. Here is my "completed" short story. Untitled I walked into the lunchroom and headed straight to the balcony. There was no point in paying attention to the women pretending their tables were full and the men trying to clear a space for me. That had been... Continue Reading →
Okay. It is very easy to say that in order to really call yourself a writer you need to write everyday. I have heard it a few times. Clearly those people are either nuts or have no life. Embarking on NaNoWriMo is a commitment to get into the habit of writing everyday (at least 1667... Continue Reading →
I'm excited and ready to go! I have a novel idea that is a little different from what I usually do. I am looking forward to the added challenge. Looking for a NaNo buddy? Add me here: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/turtleberry I'll try to blog on here when I can to update you guys on my progress. You can... Continue Reading →
I've decided to attempt NaNoWriMo again. I have attempted it five times. I had been saying four but I forgot that first failed attempt. I have been successful twice but not in a row. Hopefully since I was successful last year I can keep it going, finally. My reason for doing it is to get... Continue Reading →
In response to The Daily Post's writing prompt: "Mix Tape." So... I immediately got excited about today's daily post. I mean, if you have known me for ten minutes you know that I love music. Get to know me a little longer and you will find out that I love making mix tapes. Well, I... Continue Reading →
I woke up from a dream that I was both hoping not to finish and anxious to see what happened at the end. I dream in epic fashion. It is not uncommon for my dreams to go from romantic comedy to gangster movie to Marvel comic action movie to musical to WTF in a matter... Continue Reading →
I am a really big music fan. Wait… That is an understatement. Music is everything! (There that is a little better.) I have found that when my creativity is running on fumes that all I need to do is go straight to my music library for relief. Way too many of my story ideas come... Continue Reading →
Inside the Shell 