Tag: writing

  • More Feedback | Short Story

    More Feedback | Short Story

    Ronald, a would-be writer, receives a scathing rejection letter from a magazine editor. His submission is riddled with bad grammar and there’s little to no narrative arc. It’s barely a story at all. The critic claims that a chimp with a piece of chalk could write better flash fiction. Tears sting the aspiring wordsmith’s eyes,…

  • Big Fish in the Front Yard | Short Story

    Big Fish in the Front Yard | Short Story

    It was a beautiful spring day at Grandma and Grandad’s house, but in the afternoon the sky over their little farm turned black. The wind and rain, that started just after supper, kept pounding the roof until after bedtime. A bright flash of lightning, followed quickly by a loud boom shook me out of bed.…

  • Enhance Your Blog Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    Enhance Your Blog Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    Yesterday, my blogger brother Rainer posted a Collaborative Exploration and asked me to continue the discussion. The subject he chose was using AI in blogging. Frankly, before this past summer, I’d heard about people using assistive technologies–to help them with various tasks–but didn’t really know what it entailed. But then I went to a conference…

  • Shadows of Joy- Revisited

    Shadows of Joy- Revisited

    Something amazing happened at our house two days ago. We opened the blinds on our front door to let some sunshine in. No, that’s not the amazing part, though we are rarely home during the day to do this. I’m sitting at the kitchen table enjoying a mid-morning cup of coffee when Nancy says, “Sweetheart,…