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  • Fiction Friday

    White Noise

    August 25, 2023 / No Comments

    “…for Christ plays in ten thousand places, Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his To the Father through the features of men’s faces.” ~ Gerard Manley Hopkins Sometimes, when I can’t sleep for nightmares of our past, I’ll tune in to listen to the AIs argue among themselves. Their interaction produces an interesting kind of white noise. The sound is a strange, musical cacophony, a mélange of squeaks, hoots, bangs and crashes reminiscent of distant city sounds, in the time before this time. I wouldn’t say I find the sounds soothing, exactly. But reassuring? Yes. They haven’t even noticed we’re gone, and hopefully never will. But both the…

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    Lisa Michelle Hess
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    Stormy Weather

    August 23, 2023 / No Comments

    It never rains but it pours, and you can hear the thunder coming, see the clouds forming...

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    Lisa Michelle Hess
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    Writing That Transforms

    August 16, 2023 / No Comments

    I thought, “How cool is that? The idea that acceptance, simple grace, is the first step in a transformation.” The implications of that idea are mind-blowing...

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    Lisa Michelle Hess
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    Write Regularly (Here’s How…and Why)

    August 9, 2023 / No Comments

    We all have those hours somewhere, we just don’t take advantage of them because resistance tells us they’re not enough – we’re not enough. But it will be enough, and so are you.

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    Lisa Michelle Hess
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    Write for Yourself, First

    August 7, 2023 / No Comments

    Don't be afraid to write down the ugly, either in content or craft. God is in the business of bringing beauty from ashes. So write it out. He isn't afraid of bad spelling or grammar any more than he is of your honesty.

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    Hilarey Johnson
  • Fiction Friday

    The Rescue

    August 4, 2023 / No Comments

    The sweat on her skin chilled. “Every second longer we’re inside increases how hard it will be to fight our way out of here.”

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    Lisa Phillips
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    The End

    August 2, 2023 / No Comments

    “The opposite of the happy ending is not actually the sad ending. The sad ending is sometimes the happy ending. The opposite of the happy ending is actually the unsatisfying ending.” ~ Orson Scott Card “Just look at the language we use to talk about endings. Nobody ever accuses the beginning of a story of being a “cop-out,” or a “cheat,” or of “falling flat.” Beginnings don’t have to pay off anything, or explain everything. The beginning of the story hooks us, and makes a bunch of promises — and then the ending has to deliver on all those promises. So perhaps it’s not surprising that it’s slightly easier to…

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    Lisa Michelle Hess
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    Only You Can Write Your Story

    July 31, 2023 / No Comments

    New writers can feel scared to share their stories. But ideas are not worth as much as the work. And the spirit a writer imbues is more valuable than you realize.

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    Hilarey Johnson
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    The Magician

    July 28, 2023 / No Comments

    “Joey Hunter!” Our son’s shout vibrated the metal stands we sat on. Onlookers covered their ears. They obviously had children who spoke in normal decibel levels.

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    Rebecca Carey Lyles
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    Grit for Breakfast: The Writer’s Choice

    July 26, 2023 / No Comments

    You’re writing and on top of the world. Words flow smoothly and you’re the best writer, ever. Then, something happens...

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    Peter Leavell
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