I started speaking around the age of one. But the words weren’t very profound, no; they were nothing more than letters clumped together. Monosyllabic sounds …
How to Have a Great YA Summer
I spend a lot of time watching movies and reading books. I love being able to leave my normal world, escaping into the life of someone completely …
June Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Jayvee De Castro and Sara Antunovic
These 100-word stories from June’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who complete this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the …
Memoirs of a Bibliophile by Hana Tzou
Her blood is saturated with sunbeams and her bones brittle thin and from her skin arises the musky scent of paper and smoky vanilla fire. …
How Words and I Met
Whenever I think about how I discovered my passion for writing, I know it always comes down to the day that my parents gave me my first …
Hilarious yet Insightful Writing Wisdom from Author Drew Daywalt
Drew Daywalt is the talented author of the amazing children’s book The Day the Crayons Quit, a New York Times bestseller that can keep both children and adults …
Writing Tips: “The Importance of Writing Twaddle” by Jennifer Niven
Katherine Mansfield once said, “Looking back, I was always writing. Twaddle it was, too. But far better to write twaddle or anything, anything, than nothing …
On My Grandmother’s Front Porch by Julia Nunnally Duncan
On my grandmother’s front porch where we gathered on Sunday afternoons, Paul seemed to be the most relaxed of uncles, pipe stem poised in his …