Before you learn to write well, to trust yourself as a writer, you will have to learn to be patient in the presence of your own thoughts.
– Verlyn Klinkenborg
haiku 236
neighborhood leaves
gather on
corner lot
#quikfic 23
“Burn the witch!” the townspeople cried, save one. It would be his job to cut the huge pile of wood, and his back already hurt.
Quotable 123
A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.
– E. B. White
haiku 235
nearly forgotten sound –
rainwater trickles
into storm drain
#quikfic 22
Tom misunderstood the hobby as tombstone robbing. He had built up a fine collection, but his display was worrying the neighbors.
Quotable 122
You’re romancing your reader with every word, every line. And when a romance runs out of surprises, the thrill is gone.
– Jenny Wingfield
haiku 234
sunny afternoon –
dessicated worms
on sidewalk
#quikfic 21
I met her in an art gallery and fell in love. Somewhere near The Persistence of Memory, she melted into the arms of another man.
Quotable 121
When you’re a writer sometimes you have to spend time poking at part of yourself that normal, sane people leave alone.
– Vikram Chandra