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Writer,   Every sentence is a door to another world. It’s a new thought, a new experience.   This is the reason we write, to create these worlds of experience. It is also the [...]

Written by: Collette Cottingham   He trembled with anxiety. He hadn’t slept in days. It was too soon. His shoes clunked across the cobblestone sidewalk. What was he doing here. He wanted to [...]

Writer,   Straight up: If you, or one of your characters, a plot line, or a forest of sleeping buildings had one extra hour of sunlight, what would you do with it?   Fact, fiction, [...]

Written by: Adrienne Yeardye   and the rains came without waiting until yesterday   they sharpened their pencils and polished their boots   the clouds packed them a lunch   on [...]

Written by: Collette Cottingham   Tears falling, wind blowing, heart racing, I stare into the horizon. I hated being here, yet here I am. I can’t make a decision. I sit out with the wind as [...]

Writer,   Writing is a joyous experience. That raw energy is what people are seeking when they read. It’s escape. It’s inspiration. We provide a bridge with our words and stories [...]

Written by: Collette Cottingham   The rain poured from the sky. The night had become a place of darkness. The streets were quiet. She enjoyed how the rain could turn a busy city into [...]

Written by: Adrienne Yeardye   we’re at that part  in the story where Nina Simone meets The Mother of Dragons   they go slam dancing just for kicks   all the work is done [...]

Writer!   The weekly inspiration challenge is a bit like a potluck party. We all show up at the table with something fabulous we love to prepare and eat ourselves. We gather, we put our [...]

Written by: Collette Cottingham   She loves him, yet his love isn’t the same. She can stare into his eyes forever, but he won’t let her. Every time she is in his presence she wants to cuddle [...]