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Fiction Prompt: Chapter Four, Into the Gray with Campfire Pies

By Callie Feyen 2 Comments

Our fiction series continues as Carter moves deeper into the gray, with campfire pies. Join author Callie Feyen for chapter 4.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, writer's group resources, Writing, writing prompt, writing prompts

Fiction Prompt: Chapter 3, Snowflake Lights, Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and Pumpkin-Spiced Whoopee Pies

By Callie Feyen 2 Comments

Our fall into fiction series continues with snowflake lights, Shakespeare sonnets, and whoopee pies. Join author Callie Feyen for chapter 3.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, shakespeare sonnets, Sonnets, writer's group resources

Fiction Prompt: Chapter Two, Shakespeare Symphony Project and Slightly Famous French Bread

By Callie Feyen 2 Comments

Fall means fiction! Join author Callie Feyen in chapter 2 of Carter’s story, which combines memorizing Shakespeare with making music.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, writing prompt

Fiction Prompt: Chapter 1, Apple Fritter Bread

By Callie Feyen 1 Comment

Callie Feyen

Fall means fiction! Join us as author Callie Feyen unfolds a new story, chapter by chapter. Bonus: an apple fritter recipe.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Blog, Fiction

A Ritual to Read to Each Other: ‘A River Runs Through It’

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

Norman Maclean

What makes a story true? We head west for our A Ritual to Read column and enter the river of mystery that is ‘A River Runs Through It.’

Filed Under: A Ritual to Read to Each Other, A Story in Every Soul, Blog, Fiction

Poetry and Healing: “Waiting for Neruda’s Memoirs” by Laura Boggess

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

The novella “Waiting for Neruda’s Memoirs” by Laura Boggess tells a story of a woman haunted by voices and healed through the power of poetry.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Fiction, poetry

Announcing: Adjustments—A Novel for Our Time

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Adjustments by Will Willingham

This is a novel for our time. Forget about how it will sometimes make you laugh more than you have in a while. Or make you love the characters and wish you could meet them at the corner store. Little by little, this story also unfolds a vision for how to navigate in a world where we can’t always resolve things, a vision for choosing life.

Filed Under: Adjuster Stories, Adjustments, Books, Fiction

Literary Friends: Peter Pan Meets Sherlock Holmes

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Viaduct J.M. Barrie Arthur Conan Doyle

The friendship of James M. Barrie, who wrote “Peter Pan,” and Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, survived parody, cricket, and literary fame.

Filed Under: article, Books, Britain, Fiction, Friendship Project, Patron Only

Reader, Come Home: October’s Pages

By Megan Willome 11 Comments

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Come learn the secrets of being a deep reader with Megan Willome. And share your October pages for our monthy Reader, Come Home column.

Filed Under: Blog, Empathy, Fiction, Reader Come Home

Poetry, Fiction, or What? “The Long Take” by Robin Robertson

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Compass Robertson The Long Take

“The Long Take” by British poet Robin Robertson, shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize, is a poetry book, a novel, and a noir movie.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, article, book reviews, Books, Fiction, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

The Abounding Creativity of Middle-earth: An Appreciation of J.R.R. Tolkien

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Coastline Tolkien Middle-earth

With his stories of Middle-earth, J.R.R. Tolkien gave us a legacy of abounding creativity and imagination, explaining how myths are made.

Filed Under: article, Books, Britain, Creativity, Fiction, Tolkien

Rediscovering “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Boy near water Great Expectations

“Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens is one of his best and most beloved novels, one he initially described as “fine, new, and grotesque.”

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, English Teaching, Fiction, Literary Analysis, London

Reading in the Wild: October’s Pages

By Megan Willome 13 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your October pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her October good reads.

Filed Under: Become a Better Writer, Blog, Children's Authors, Classic Books, Fiction, Literacy for Life, Reading in the Wild

The Strangeness of “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens

By Glynn Young 9 Comments

Snow scene A Tale of Two Cities

“A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens, one of the most quoted works of English literature, continues to speak to the human condition.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Fiction, Literary Analysis

Reading in the Wild: August’s pages

By Megan Willome 25 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your August pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her August goodreads.

Filed Under: Become a Better Writer, Blog, book reviews, Children's Authors, Fiction, Literacy for Life, Literacy Starts With Love, Reading in the Wild

Confessions of a Serial Novel Writer

By Will Willingham 15 Comments

Confessions of a Serial Writer - gravel road and blue sky

Serial fiction presents unique challenges and opportunities for a fiction writer. Will Willingham looks at the process like trying to outrun a gravel truck.

Filed Under: Adjustments, Blog, Fiction, Writing Tips

Falling in Love with “Brooklyn”

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

Brooklyn Movie Brooklyn Bridge

The movie “Brooklyn, ” about the Irish immigrant experience in America in the 1950s, is a movie to fall in love with.

Filed Under: article, Books, Fiction, Movies

The Heart’s Affections: On Loving Pearl Jenkins

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

Fiction Character Pearl Jenkins

In fiction, are characters there to make the plot happen, or does it work the other way around? Adjustments’ Pearl Jenkins gives us a clue.

Filed Under: Adjustments, Blog, Fiction

Loki Goodness Campaign 8: Inventions and Dreams

By Sara Barkat and Sonia Joie 1 Comment

Loki The Avengers Goodness Campaign 740

In this edition of the Loki Goodness Campaign, we see the soft side of Loki (and a certain inventiveness that may or may not be laudable).

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign

Adjustments: The Series

By Will Willingham 12 Comments

The Adjuster Open Road

Is it true that claim adjusters tell the best stories? Find out for yourself with our subscriber-only fiction series, Adjustments.

Filed Under: Adjustments, Blog, Fiction

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