By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky Each day, I begin my Creative Writing classes with a prompt. It seems, regardless of the prompt, someone doesn’t like it. I’ll often garner a few complaints about how the prompt is “stupid” or “lame” or “too hard.” To which, I say, “Too bad. Do it…

by Lindsey Brackett @LindsBrac The first time I heard about flash fiction was at my first BRMCWC. I was unpublished, unknown, and unaware of how much I didn’t know about writing and publishing. But a story in 1000 words or less? I knew I could do that. Mostly because I…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 I like watching lawyers argue their cases in TV shows. It’s inspiring—the words they choose, the evidence they present, and their outside-the-box thinking. I was once afraid that if someone were to question my beliefs and argue with me, I wouldn’t know what to say. Or…

By Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII My must-haves have changed in the past 12 months when I left the house for a chai latte, to run an errand, or dinner with my sweetie: August 2019: Cell phone, wallet, keys. Simple. Easy to remember. August 2020: In addition to the aforementioned, like many,…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson I’m a member of several writing groups, and I’m always amazed at the different reactions people have to similar situations. For instance, one writer might leave a critique session in tears, questioning whether or not the call to write was real. Another writer might have just…

By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky During my undergrad studies, a student brought in a poem he’d written about he and his father cooking traditional Korean food. The poor kid was terrified. Our professor lacked tact and could be pretty harsh at times. With worried hands, he confessed his fear to us:…