I’ve found Lorielei a fascinating person. She started out as a character study of a someone set in their ways, reflecting on a rich, fulfilling life, and ready to settle into her closing chapters. What you’ve read so far, is the first draft of a chapter, maybe two. Loriel, Argaron, and company turned into characters … Continue reading To Be Continued
Once upon a time, I wanted to get out of the usual writing rut and write about a protagonist who isn’t a young person being called to save the world. Instead, Lorielei Alterian presented herself. Lorielei is an elven Healer with centuries of knowledge, and she is called upon to help recover relics of the … Continue reading Lorielei: The Company Gathers
“Either we are all free, or we fail; democracy must belong to all of us.”~Dennis Chávez American politician Dennis Chávez was born on this day in 1888.
Happy 2026. I have posted little more than my Sunday writing this year as I've been working on my novel. Back in 2022, I completed the first draft of my YA fantasy novel, tentatively titled, Meegan's Quest. It's the story of a sheltered half-elf teen, raised in seclusion by her elven mother, desperate to see … Continue reading Happy New Year!
My writing group gives us a prompt every week. I don’t always write to it because I’ve been concentrating on finishing my novel. But this week, I thought I’d use the prompt to reflect on past years and look at my expectations of 2026. The word ‘expectation’ is defined as ‘anticipation’ or ‘assurance’. As I … Continue reading Expectation
History classes in the United States teach that the first Thanksgiving was celebrated as one of the successful harvests early English settlers had with the help of the Wampanoag people in the early seventeenth century, during one of the peaceful moments between the two groups. Though its origins come from that 1621 shared harvest feast, … Continue reading Season of Gratitude
“It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in any country where virtue and knowledge prevail.”~Samuel Adams American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States, Samuel Adams was born on this day in 1722.
“Unless one’s philosophy is all-inclusive, nothing can be understood.”~Mary Ritter Beard American historian, author, women’s suffrage activist, and women’s history archivist, and social justice advocate Mary Ritter Beard was born on this day in 1876.
I often write to prompts offered on writing.com. Some time ago, a different type appeared, and I sat on it. Being a “ruminator”, some prompts take a while to mature. This was one such story. At birth, everyone has the date they will die tattooed on their arm. You were supposed to die yesterday. I … Continue reading Expired!
Sue woke early to the rustle of paws on the tiles, a clear sign the cats prowled the kitchen. Maynerd, the long-haired tabby perched on the windowsill, surveyed his imaginary kingdom. Toffee and Piper tangled on the floor, pawing a loose corner of the old rug. She threw on her robe, stuffed her feet into … Continue reading The Zucchini Incident
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