It’s Halloween, and my daughter is obsessed with ancient Egypt, so when I saw this book for about a dollar at a used book store, I didn’t think twice, even though I had never heard of this Newbery Honor book. The novel employs largely omniscient narration, jumping from perspective to …
Sometimes, on a crazy morning, I look at my two kids and my two corgis and try to remember what life was like without them. Like, when I could actually consider things like what I wanted for breakfast or what I wanted to read while I consumed said leisurely breakfast. …
Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story inspired by what you see out your window. Today’s post is written by Phil Yeats. Last December, Phil (using his Alan Kemister pen name) published his most recent novel. Tilting at Windmills, the second in the Barrettsport …
It is no secret that I love Halloween. I am just as happy as my three-year-old to be headed from one pumpkin festival to another. As a teacher, I am always looking for read-aloud resources for those days when I have no voice (three-year-olds are good at attracting bugs) and …
Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story inspired by what you see out your window. This week’s post comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers mystery series. Find out more at www.corgicapers.com Pencil By Val Muller When I was born, …
Welcome to The Spot Writers. September’s prompt: mistaken identity—a story where a mistaken identity plays a major role. This week’s story comes to us from Phil Yeats. The Panhandler by Phil Yeats The scruffy young panhandler sat on the busy sidewalk suckling a fractious infant. When I dropped a coin …
I like to hoard “Fantastic Friday” ideas. Some I keep scrawled on notebook paper. Some I keep open as a tab in my browser. Sometimes I’m saving them for a particular anniversary or time of year. Other times, I’m saving them for a time when they are needed the most. …
Editor’s Note: When I received this story from Cathy, I inquired about the connection to the anniversary of 9/11. Cathy told me she actually wrote this back in 2015. She was recently impacted by Hurricane Dorian and was unable to complete the poem she had started for this week’s prompt, …
Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story in which mistaken identity plays a major role. Today’s tale comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers mystery series. Find out more at www.CorgiCapers.com. A New York Reunion Val Muller With her son …
A friend loaned me this book last year, but in my sleep-deprived state, the metaphors in the first chapter were lost on me as impractical, and I put it off to the side in hopes of something more blunt. Fast-forward some months later, and I was able to read the …