I participated in my fourth writing retreat with Red Cedar Writing Project through Michigan State University this week. It was a small and intimate group this year of people I’ve worked with at the previous retreats. I felt a relaxation and relief from anxiety I haven’t had since I’ve started attending. It felt good to …
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Political Satire?
The good news…that fantasy story I wrote? From “Litterbug to Lovebug” for the NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge? I got second place in my group! The top five advance to second round! Three days after finding out I advanced, I got the prompts for my next challenge. 2000 words, three days to write, with the …
From Litterbug to Lovebug
I didn’t participate in any of the NYC Midnight challenges last year, mainly because when I checked the schedule for each one I might have participated in, the schedule overlapped a vacation time. I knew I wouldn’t be able to write something and hand it in when I was floating around the middle of the …
I’m Alive
It has been forever and a day! I came back to post a story I wrote for another attempt at the NYC Midnight challenge/contest. I also want to post a few things I wrote at the writing retreat last summer. I just have to find those. I know I wrote some things. I know they …
A Return (not) Post Covid
In the immortal words of Staind (and probably many others) – It’s been awhile. I think it’s apt that I return with the first prompt from the writing retreat I have just returned from. In 2019, I attended a writing retreat in Michigan, urged to join by my friend, Missy. It pushed me out of …
Common
To my surprise, I placed high in the second round of the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge. I placed respectably in the middle of the first round and figured I would need to place in the top three of the second round in order to move on to the third. I placed second. Here’s a …
Kai’s Very Bad Day
The day before the second round of the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge 2020 was to commence, I received the results of round one as well as feedback from the judges. Out of 30 participants, I placed 7th. This earned me nine points (15 for 1st, 14 for 2nd, etc.). I was pretty pleased with …
A Glamorous, International Spy
Because I’m a glutton for punishment (seeing as how I’m part of three separate fanzines, with stories to write for each of them – two of which are due in July and participating in a month long writing prompt thing for one of my fandoms) I decided to once again attempt a writing competition. It’s …
Like Mother, Like Daughter
We got the go ahead to share our submitted stories for the NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge. I posted it on the NYC Midnight forums for feedback. I’m curious as to what others think of it. The judging is currently taking place and we will be informed of the winners of the first round on …
Reflecting
When Matt and I got married, the talk inevitably fell at one point to the honeymoon. Where would we go? What would we do? “Europe!” I said, emphatically. “I’ve always wanted to go to Europe!” and thankfully, I had a future husband who whole-heartedly agreed with me. Two weeks. We planned two weeks. But where? …
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