Here is a short story about a birthday party that tries to celebrate the boy’s day and end COVID. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Subscribe to our blog if you want to receive the weekly newsletter. The Tale of Genji is the world’s first novel as we know it. Murasaki Shikibu, a noblewoman […]
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The Worst Part Of Halloween – Poem Do you know what the worst part of Halloween is? The holiday where darkness is day, the ghouls and ghosts get together, and all dress up to fool them. The time of year where the only real objective any sane person can have is to eat all the […]
Survey Says Shakespeare – Best Ever Who is the best writer ever? The best writer of all time is William Shakespeare. Well, it was good to have you reading today, glad you enjoyed this article, the subscribe button is right over there and I’m about done with this. Will you look at that? I still […]
I’ve nicked my heart as much as I’ve nicked walls. Are the scars as prominent as the scratches on my wheelchair? Are they hideous like I’m imagining? Are they as bad as the damaged sheetrock? Are they bigger than the chucks I took out of the doorway? Oh, wait. Sorry. My glow has blurred your […]
Go directly to the article We have an op-ed piece about the whereabouts of The Bard in his early life. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Subscribe to our blog if you want to receive the weekly newsletter. What do you think William Shakespeare did before he became a playwright? Let us know in […]
The word that you have to include in this prompt is “GRID” Make the piece shorter than 1000 words. It could be fiction or non-fiction. Here are some suggestions for you to get going – (or that you can completely ignore) Write about how you are going off the grid. Write about how you are […]
The blog is going to start to have themes for each month going forward. All that means is that there will be poetry and short stories and op-ed pieces related to those themes. Poems of free-verse and rhymes, Some that are free verse. Short stories that are short and sweet, Some that are only sweet, […]
Computer – One Word Prompt The word that you have to include in this prompt is “COMPUTER” Make the piece shorter than 1000 words. It could be fiction or non-fiction. Here are some suggestions for you to get going – (or that you can completely ignore) 1. Write about how you are using a computer […]
Here is a post about Saint Patrick’s Day. We know that we haven’t been posting new content like we normally do, but don’t worry, we have still been working on this site. You may have noticed a few more parts in this introduction. We hope that you enjoy them. Follow us on social media. Facebook […]
Writing About Love – Op-Ed Piece When I’m in love, I don’t want to write stories about love. I’m scared that admitting it out loud will be the force that slashes it in half. I want to go all-in, bathing in each delicious kiss, staring love in the face, into her beautiful face. Love is […]
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The word that you have to include in this prompt is “middle” Technical Definition – (given by dictionary.com) equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: You never are the middle. You are in the middle. Why? The middle is a place. You can’t be the middle. It sounds like you are giving yourself […]
I’d Give Myself An A – News Do you ever think about what books should be read in schools but are not? Were you that one kid in the school who read books by F. Scott Fitzgerald, not called The Great Gatsby? When the teacher skipped ahead in certain books, like Canterbury Tales, because of […]
