Creative writing – Page 128

Where does all the time go?

Published on December 22, 2014December 22, 2014 by Jean M. Cogdell1 Comment

DAILY PROMPT To Be Resolved

We’re entering the final days of 2014 —

how did you do on your New Year’s resolutions these past 11.75 months?

Is there any leftover item to be carried over to 2015?

Time and Memory Slips Away

Oh my! Sometimes I’ve trouble remembering what I promised to do last week much less eleven months ago. Pushing back the cobwebs I seem to remember wanting to:

Lose weight, I gained weight,
Submit more stories than the previous year, I submitted less,
Read more, oh crap where did the year go…
Blog more, oops
Spend more time with friends and family, everybody is so damn busy – me included
Public Domain Wikipedia

Hey, I just remembered something!

I didn’t write any of these down so they don’t count.

Whew, what a relief!

Okay, starting over, this year I resolve to:

Never mind, don’t think I’ll write down my thoughts for 2015 either.

Happy Holidays y’all.

Do you believe in Magic?

Published on December 8, 2014April 16, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell1 Comment

Through My Eyes

The trees are older, gnarled and bent, but then so am I. The years had not been kind to the forest where I once played. I walked deeper into the shadows, my eyes searching for signs of life. The dark red stood out like drops of blood among the dark green leaves.

I stood, my hand extended with a handful of those special berries, and hoped my childhood friends would return. In minutes, the air shimmered and my cheeks warmed as I felt the first flutter of wings. The years melted away, the faeries hadn’t forgotten me.

Click to open the link and join in the fun

A New 100 Word Challenge for Grownups over at Julia’s Place

Here is this weeks new phrase and picture:

“…those special berries…”

The magic happens here

Published on November 25, 2014December 8, 2014 by Jean M. Cogdell7 Comments

Jean’s Writing – Five Sentence Fiction: Irritation

Like every other writer in the world, I decide to write a best seller, a hell of a book.

How long could it take, thirty days, ninety days?

Soon the printer is out of ink, I’m flipping over used paper, and my annoyance grows as I consider this may take a year or a millennium.

My damn computer has become a source of irritation not inspiration as words fail to appear.

I’m ready to concede no great story is forthcoming, all hope is lost, and then the magic happens, not with massive fireworks, but with a tiny spark, I hear the voice of my muse.

Join in the fun and see what five sentences you can contribute:

Head on over to Lillie McFerrin Writes

Old habits are hard to break

Published on November 21, 2014 by Jean M. Cogdell8 Comments

Do you stumble over Gerunds?

Read the November 19th post over at The Kill Zone to find out if you need to rid your story of a few Gerunds.

I loved The Kill Zone’s post titled Gerunds Be Gone.

The Kill Zone is one of my go to blogs for good info, and today when I opened this email they didn’t disappoint. Once more their post was filled with a great reminder to watch out for sneaking little “ing” beings that are as scary as Gremlins.