Category archives: Fiction
Creative Writing: In Theory
Whenever I write fiction or creative nonfiction for my blog, I feel the need to preface it. So here I go. I want to call this an outline. I have a concept for a story, but this is how far… continue reading »
Jayber Crow, p. 54
I said, “Well,” for now I was ashamed, “I had this feeling maybe I had been called.” “And you may have been right. But not to what you thought. Not to what you think. You have been given questions to… continue reading »
The Little Red Hen, retold
Once upon a time there was a Little Red Hen that was a communication major at a small private university in central Indiana. The Little Red Hen lived among other farm animals and worked with them too. One day the… continue reading »
Interlude: fiction
So, I never write fiction on my blog. I wish I did; I know I should. I’ve decided to take a break from my series (Faith, Forgiveness, Redemption, Grace) to give you a work of fiction, inspired by a story… continue reading »
Inspired by Buddy Glass
I’m finishing up Salinger’s last novella about the Glass family, “Seymour – an Introduction,” written in the point of view of Buddy Glass. Seymour, whom Buddy writes about, is a poet; Buddy writes in prose. It’s brilliant, really, how they’re… continue reading »
Merry Christmas ’98!
So I found this story I had written in third grade. It was a pretty good concept had I not rushed through it. Maybe, oh yes maybe, I’ll revist this storyline…. (not.) [Disclaimer: I couldn’t spell words like “coffee” and… continue reading »