Birthday Edition: Puzzle/Writers Challenge & Cheat Sheet — Tagging writers (of inspired words) on my birthday. Please help me celebrate the gift of another turn around the sun with a card sized story. Caveat: 75 words or less. Bonus: Exactly 58 words (my age in 2022).

Boost From Behind The Scenes “There’s a lot of chatter about how unfair it is for Diana Meresc to gain so many followers. Sorry kids… life isn’t fair. Don’t get it twisted with its doppelganger. Fair is a place. …

Mission: Muting the Mocking “Mind-Mangler” — “What makes you think anybody would want to read anything you wrote?” Smugly scoffs Imposter Syndrome, showing up in a black tuxedo. “Yes Toni, I’m talking to you!” Screams the mean man in my head. “Why are you even bothering to write. Stop now. Put down that pen. Who even…

Recap A-Z: Peeps & Pubs (2018–2022) — “The alpha ordered list emerged from dissecting and studying the words that emanated from a range of wordsmiths to sharpen nascent writing skills.” Elevating the Writers Lift Concept: Heather Cooper, Brendan - Aspiring Coach, and the inspiration behind this challenge Amanda Jean BOOKMARK THIS POST & RETURN DAILY Writers are…

26 years & Counting: Making Caricature Maps Leapt into the arms of entrepreneurship February 1, 1996, with blind faith that God would catch me. Instead angels were dispatched to guide me in weaving the gossamer wings that helped me save myself. What I Know For Sure Carving out a niche and consistently mining it for…

Placing Problems In Perspective — The supreme court decision overturning Roe vs Wade and Congressional Hearings on the Insurrection led 8-year-old Malcom to ask his father… “What is politics?” Attempting to measure his words Marcus answered with a metaphor. Son, politics works like this… I support our family financially, so let’s call me big business. Mom…

Risky Business: Big Retail versus Small Suppliers — “I’m not a fighter. I’m a writer. Walmart this cut will not be ignored. You have been warned. The pen is mightier than sword.

My First Short Story Ever: Entered in Vocal’s Fiction Challenge —