Thoughts and words from some interesting authors
As a reader and writer of fiction, I’ve been thinking a lot about how good writing evokes emotion and propels action. One topic of the human experience that I find most intriguing is “Fear.” In my experience, fear isn’t something that comes up in conversation all that often. However, when…
I watched Dayla Soul’s 5 Star film “It Ain’t Pretty” mainly because the filming takes place in and around San Francisco, California. When I was growing up in the ’70s and surfing the big winter waves of Ocean Beach, my non-surfing friends thought my tales of massive waves and scary…
As a writer, I believe it is important to pay close attention to how others communicate. Both Steven King’s “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft” and Hemingway’s similar title, “On Writing” are my go to sources for deciding what to include and what to avoid when crafting a story.…
This piece/challenge is the last installment of the 8 pieces of Five Minute Flash Fiction planned for the Summer season. If you’re a writer/participant and wish for the team of writers at I.A. to continue the weekly Flash Fiction initiative, please leave a comment. Giving Michael and Heather Stone had…
Broken The two young men stood on the bluff, the hoods of their thick sweatshirts pulled over their heads, their arms stiff, pressing both hands deep into the pockets of their faded jeans in an effort to ward off the chill of the morning breeze. The wind blew cold from…
Whenever I think of weather, I think of the days and nights I paid close attention to it during my tenure as a USAF pilot. The short piece below is a result of reflecting on those times. Now that I confine myself to my most reliable day-night-all-weather vehicle, I no…
When I think of a Honeymoon, I think of a warm sunny place in the sand. Perhaps the Millers spent theirs on a beach far away? Backbone Karen Miller was enjoying her life as a newlywed. The honeymoon had been over for six months and her love for Brian continued…
