Mashed Potatoes – Short Story As the family meal began, I sat down to eat at the corner seat at the table, barely large enough for all. I supposed that I would get to sitting early, for I was tired of watching football and thought I would be the only one in there besides the […]
Erika Nichols-Frazer Dec 19, 2019 5 min read Updated: Feb 6, 2021 The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse: A Meditation On Kindness – Book Review Last week, I opened up three big boxes filled with 370 children’s and young adult books that Barnes & Noble and its customers donated to the Children’s […]
We got a literary meme and a question for you today. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Subscribe to our blog if you want to receive the weekly newsletter. Can Bad People Write Good Things? – Op-Ed Piece The concept of good and evil has been around since the concept of life itself. It […]
Who Would George Carlin Vote For? – Op-Ed Piece As I hear all the pundits on the news, the analysts online, and anyone else talk of the election, it is the words of a comedian that stays with me more than theirs. Pundits and analysts, as you know, repeat themselves so much that I often […]
Here is a piece about the game on Sunday. I asked my other bloggers, but none of them were interested in writing up anything on short notice. You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram if you want. “Write what should not be forgotten.” – Isabel Allende Read more Literary Quotes Title – Slaughterhouse-Five […]
A Writer’s Tribute To Kobe Bryant – News I shouldn’t be writing this. When I woke up this morning, I planned on editing some Valentine’s Day pieces, and a book review. Not even a Hall of Famer yet. Still fresh on all sports fans’ minds. Possibly the most famous basketball player ever… I always assumed […]
Today we asked a question about writing comedy. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Subscribe to our blog if you want to receive the weekly newsletter. Comedians And Truth – Op-Ed Piece As you go through your life, you will be presented with many things that many of us come across as well. Despite […]
Just A Bunch Of Literary Memes – Op-Ed Piece We all thought memes were “just jokes.” Well, here are some Literary memes that make solid points about some of the most important works in literature. E.B. White said that “explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies […]
Here is a piece that is similar to the last piece we wrote about morality and art. This one is more focused on literature. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Subscribe to our blog if you want to receive the weekly newsletter. During the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Pack Horse Library […]
Here is a piece about a that I am sure some of you will know. This piece is me viewing the movie as a writer. I even give you a possible movie, that I would write, and that will never get made. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Subscribe to our blog if you […]
Making Turkey – Short Story Food is one of the few things in this world everyone agrees on. All I have heard over the past year or so (I am not keeping an exact count there) is what divides us, how we are different, and why we are separate. We are so unique with our […]
Boredom – One Word Prompt The word that you have to include in this prompt is “BOREDOM” In honor of all the boredom being produced because people can’t go outside. As an introverted writer who barely sees the sun or leaves the office, I hear not being able to go outside is dreadful. Rules – […]
I Can’t Stand Publishing My Christmas Posts In July – Op-Ed Piece There is nothing like timing. I came up with a great Christmas post for you to read. One that captures the colorful imagination and loving heart of the season. It is charming like Santa and his red cheeks coming down your chimney. It […]
The New Valley: In Dense Of Novellas – Book Review At a Bennington Writing Seminars panel, I once heard author Josh Weil joke that he’d never made his agent a cent because he wrote novellas. Novellas, or, “little novels,” tend to get a bad rap, as if page count alone makes them a lesser art […]
