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Flash Fiction: Follower by Val Muller

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Val

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to use these five words in a story/poem – esophagus, carrot, pigeon, lily, moustache. Today’s story comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers mystery series (among other … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Why Bad Stuff Happens in Literature

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Val

The day I moved into my house, I was driving with my corgis in my packed car in the first of a dozen trips to the new place. The road, a minor highway, settled from a crowded interchange near my … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: My Life Beyond the Hills by Chiara De Giorgi

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Val

Welcome to The Spot Writers. The August prompt is based on a photo taken at a local zoo. There was a fence leading to a “no admittance” area, but about 12 inches at the bottom had been bent upward, allowing … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: Coming of Age by Phil Yeats

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Val

Welcome to The Spot Writers. The August prompt is based on a photo taken at a local zoo. There was a fence leading to a “no admittance” area, but about 12 inches at the bottom had been bent upward, allowing … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Val

Author Adriana Mather is a real-life descendant of Cotton Mather. In some ways, this young adult novel is inspired by her real-life interest in her family’s history. In the novel, Samantha Mather, a descendant of Cotton Mather, moves to Salem … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: Squeaky Runs by Cathy MacKenzie

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Val

Welcome to The Spot Writers. The August prompt is based on a photo taken at a local zoo. There was a fence leading to a “no admittance” area, but about 12 inches at the bottom had been bent upward, allowing … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: Pomeranian by Val Muller

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Val

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is based on a photo taken at a local zoo. There was a fence leading to a “no admittance” area, but about 12 inches at the bottom had been bent upward, allowing … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: Lady Marian and the Kids by Chiara De Giorgi

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Val

Welcome to The Spot Writers. The current prompt is a story about a character who finds an object that had been lost. This week’s story comes from Chiara De Giorgi. Chiara dreams, reads, edits texts, translates, and occasionally writes in … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: Good Deed, Bad Consequences by Phil Yeats

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Val

Welcome to The Spot Writers. The current prompt is a story about a character who finds an object that had been lost. This week’s story comes from Phil Yeats. Phil (using his Alan Kemister pen name) recently published his first … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Val

I received this book for free (from the publisher) as a review copy for possible use in my teaching. I teach AP Literature and am always on the lookout for modern books of literary merit that balance the ability to … Continue reading →

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