The Glorious Meaning of Potatoes
So, why potatoes? I’m so glad you didn’t actually ask but decided to read this anyway! Potato Squad says that potatoes represent “the simple awesomeness we want to embody, as…
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June 4, 2022
Atlantis
*This flash fanfiction takes place in a mashup of the worlds of Keeper of the Lost Cities (spoilers for book 6!!) and World of Walker (a series of Alan Walker’s…
June 4, 2022
Workshopping Tips
Good workshopping can vastly improve the writing of both the workshopper and workshoppee. (“Workshopping” just means critiquing or giving feedback on someone’s writing, BTW.) Here are some tips for giving…
March 7, 2022
Halloween Flash Fiction
A hooded figure dragged itself through the trees as dusk fell. An empty house sat beyond them, unlit, with a single pumpkin on the cobwebbed porch. The inhabitants knew nothing…
October 23, 2021
Why Lawns Are Preposterously Dreadful
**Reposted with permission from potatosquad.org** Lawns are super common, but they’re a wytai — while Earth is running out of resources, we take up so much space growing a type of plant…
October 1, 2021
The Flight (short story)
Aza had been on the run for hours, and she didn’t know if she could keep going. Her eyelids were drooping with exhaustion, and her sisters’ screams as they were…
August 4, 2021
Writing Emotional Scenes
Emotional scenes often come easiest and can be the heart of a story. I adore them. But it can also be hard to do a scene justice (messy first drafts…
August 1, 2021
9 Rules of Grammar We All Should Break
Rules of grammar often have good intentions, but writing is about conveying meaning, and that is a subtle art. It follows that our writing style will be best when we…
July 1, 2021
Choosing Character Names
OK, so my naming skills are not the best. *cough* Lars Capitulation *cough* Squiragon Lasers *cough* Anyway, I have since come up with better methods of naming characters than blurting…
July 1, 2021
Kind Ways to Remove Ants from your Home
Ants may be annoying/scary, but that doesn’t mean they can’t also be our friends. The world would end — end! — without them, and besides, we may be alike in…
June 10, 2021