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Author Archives: Val
Fantastic Friday: Avians, Canines, and Homo Sapiens, Oh My!
It’s spirit week at my school, meaning the students dress up as a theme each day. Wednesday was “zoo day,” and as a teacher balancing end-of-year projects, standardized testing, makeup work, and end-of-year “excitement,” I feel some days like a … Continue reading
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Book Review: Heart of a Hero by Billi Tiner
This middle-grade/children’s book was available free as part of my Amazon Prime lending library, so I thought I’d give it a try. The theme also resonates with me: brave dogs changing humans’ lives for the better. The story follows Lady, … Continue reading
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Fantastic Friday: To Mothers and “Mothers”
In The Kite Runner, protagonist Amir’s mother dies during childbirth in pre-war-torn Afghanistan. With the one-sided perspective of his father (physical strength! business prowess!), Amir’s childhood has the potential to be nightmarish. But Amir finds the role of “mother” filled … Continue reading
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Flash Fiction: The Bird War
Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story containing the following words: bird, war, hay, roof, egg. The following poem comes to us from Val Muller, author of The Scarred Letter, a reboot of Hawthorne’s … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Martian by Andy Weir
What a fantastic book! I read all 379 pages in a single day. The Martian was recommended by a writer I respect, and he was right. I bought a copy for my dad for his birthday because I think he’ll … Continue reading
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Fantastic Fridays: To Allen
There are some people in life who always seem to look on the bright side of any situation. My father-in-law, Allen, was one of them. No matter what was happening, he was always the one making a joke or finding … Continue reading
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Flash Fiction: Squirrel War
Welcome to the Spot Writers. The prompt for this month is to write a story including the words bird, roof, egg, war, and hay. Today’s contribution comes from RC Bonitz, author of A BLANKET FOR HER HEART. His latest book, … Continue reading
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Book Review: Bomb by Steve Sheinkin
I’ll start out by once again admitting that I am not a fan of nonfiction unless I am really interested in the topic. I read this book since it was one of the 2015 Loudoun County Schools Battle of the … Continue reading
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Fantastic Friday: It’s Not 42
Excuse me while I wax literary today. We just finished reading The Stranger in class, and one of our discussions steered itself toward whether Camus should be considered an optimist or a pessimist. Camus wrote as an absurdist (often considered … Continue reading
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Flash Fiction: Demon Spawn
Welcome to the Spot Writers. This week’s prompt is to use “he threw open the door” in the writing. Today’s story comes from Deborah Dera. Deborah is traditionally a non-fiction writer and blogger but she also enjoys exploring her more … Continue reading
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