Tag: gather writing essentials
member name: donna f.
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February 27, 2009 10:20 AM EST --
Hi y'all, its me, Dixie Black. Since I moved back here last year, I've noticed that not too much has changed in this burg, even the faces seem the same. But that can't be true, can it? . . .
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March 03, 2009 02:00 PM EST --
1. How many magnets do you have on your refrigerator and what are they?
Geez Louise, this old thing is covered with them, each tackier than the last. None are my own, except for the heart shaped . . .
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July 04, 2009 10:29 AM EDT --
In the summer of 1972, during the beginning of my mid-pubescent, all important summer vacation, my parents did the unspeakable. They took me on a cross country trip that lasted the entire month . . .
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March 04, 2009 09:49 AM EST --
Dear Quiet one,
Hi. I'm a little embarrassed to be writing you, without even knowing your name, but know that this is for you, not your more outgoing sister. You don't know me, but my name . . .
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March 11, 2009 11:12 AM EDT --
"Well, if that ain't the oddest thing?" Dixie thought as she peered into the alley behind the dry cleaners where she had just dropped off her winter coats for summer storage. The air had . . .
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April 14, 2009 08:40 AM EDT --
From: DixieBelle@blather.com
To: Bathsunlimited.com/contest
Dear Sirs,
To describe my bathroom, I must first tell you that it was my Mother's bathroom before it was mine. I moved here . . .
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June 12, 2009 10:14 AM EDT --
Mel Gibson stepped onto the platform, and was instantly transported. He had dressed for the part, knowing she, the woman of his dreams would welcome him. With his charm, and those blue eyes, he . . .
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June 27, 2009 08:50 AM EDT --
Arriving at the farmhouse, Dixie was pleased to see none of the carnage from last week's debacle remained on the front lawn. As a matter of fact, someone had taken a roller to the uneven . . .
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June 27, 2009 12:50 PM EDT --
Who is Donna f.,you ask? She is a riddle wrapped in an enigma swathed in a....Ah, Hell, I'm none of those things. I'm pretty transparent to be honest.
I am fifty-one years young, the "baby" of six children, . . .
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March 03, 2009 12:48 PM EST --
Dear Donna,
I know its been a while since I've written, but you know how it goes, huh? I don't really mean to neglect you, old friend, but sometimes life just gets in the way.
I guess . . .
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May 02, 2009 09:48 AM EDT --
Last week's Saturday Writing Essential prompt was to explain how one writes.
When I write, I have several different avenues that I take, depending on the subject matter. I, as a general rule, . . .
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May 30, 2009 09:40 AM EDT --
A few days ago, I posted the poem " Warning " by Jenny Joseph, as a tribute to a dear friend here. Someone in the comments stated that men need something comparable.
Just remember, be careful . . .
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June 22, 2009 10:03 AM EDT --
Driving the hour and a half it took to get back to her Mother's house, Dixie had plenty of time to reflect on the past few days. She had to admit, barring the horror of almost getting raped, she had a . . .
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June 24, 2009 11:53 AM EDT --
Dixie had to admit, she wasn't as frightened of the idea of seeing her old flame as she thought she would be, which surprised her.
Since moving back to her hometown, " Billy's Steakhouse " was the one . . .
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July 03, 2009 09:10 AM EDT --
Dixie stepped out onto the porch of the farmhouse that was now her own. Surveying the scene, she was in awe of the effort the local Firemen had taken to preserve the aesthetics of the land, while turning . . .
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July 07, 2009 11:19 AM EDT --
This is the ongoing saga of "Dixie Black", a woman in her early fifties, who has returned to her hometown after a thirty year absence, to oversee her Alzheimer's ridden Mother's affairs, and find a . . .
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March 25, 2009 05:50 PM EDT --
For the Tuesday Writing Essentials: Week 5:
"What drives and/or motivates your character? What issue or situation is important enough to your character that s/he would fight for it? Go out on . . .
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June 12, 2009 08:50 AM EDT --
This is part nine of a Tuesday WE collaborative effort of myself and Barb Carlson . In the last installment, Dixie spied a car in the woods and realized that the gang members who were after Launa had . . .
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April 11, 2009 02:28 PM EDT --
Sherry Talbot was absolutely beaming when she raced through the door, throwing her purse on the nearest chair. "Kimmy, come here!" she yelled. "You're never in a million years going . . .
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May 30, 2009 02:35 PM EDT --
Collette smiled ruefully as she lifted her petticoats and danced merrily around the gravestone. "Oh, dear Oscar, it is so sweet of you to bring me here. I have adored the Père Lachaise for years. . . .
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