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Write What You Know (Sort of…) – Part Two: The “Close To You” Story

In Part One of the Write What You Know series, I talked a little bit about how limiting it can be if we take the advice offered by many...

Unblocker #21: Implication, Indirection

Today’s writing prompt comes from Ursula K. Le Guin‘s fabulous little book, Steering The Craft. For today’s prompt, you need a character...

Thursday post: Unblocker #9

The week is winding down, and here we are again, with another Unblocker to help you break out of a writing slump. This unblocker is all...

Thursday Unblocker (#7)

Tuesday this week I presented part one of an adaptation of an exercise in “What if?” by Bernays and Painter. You can get your own copy...

Tuesday Unblocker (#6)

Today and Thursday this week, I’m going to be giving you an adaptation of an exercise in “What if?” by Bernays and Painter. You can get...

Pinckney Benedict’s Miracle Boy

I first read a Pinckney Benedict story before I realized who Pinckney was, and before I realized I would be studying in a program where...

The Execution Trick, by Laura C.J. Owen

This story kicks off American Short Fiction’s winter 2009 issue with a bang. Or a thwack. Or…some other word that deftly uses...

Raymond Carver’s, Where I’m Calling From

Where I’m Calling From, originally appeared in The New Yorker and was later included in two of author Raymond Carver’s short story...