This was my entry for the 2013 Canada Writes Creative Non-fiction. As such it is a true story. Bungee! The sun beamed through the blinds as I awoke on my first morning in Cairns, Australia. I’d come for a long weekend to dive the Great Barrier Reef, but that wasn’t until tomorrow. On a day … More Memorable Moments – Bungee jumping in Cairns
For this weeks Flash Friday I wanted to try something a little different. We had 200 words, but instead of writing a straight up story this week I tried my hand at some poetry. Note that there’s an extra verse in the version posted below as I don’t have to stick to the strict word … More Flash Fridays – June 28th
For this weeks Flash Friday we had 175 words to write about this photo prompt: “La Gioconda,” by Leonardo da Vinci Revealed The artist paced anxiously waiting for his lordship. This was the fourth attempt to capture the likeness of his wife. The first he’d deemed “chubby”, the second “depressing” and the previous attempt “boring”. … More Flash Fridays – June 21st
Oh dear Microsoft, what have you done? Did you really just change your entire product approach because the internet told you to? I can’t imagine when you came up with the 24 hour requirement or the mandatory disc installs that anyone genuinely thought they would be loved by one and all. They were always going … More The Xbox One-Eighty
For this weeks Flash Friday we had 100 words exactly to write about this picture: “The Lady of Shallot,” John William Waterhouse, 1888. I had to do a bit of research for this one. The painting is based on an old poem which is itself based on an old story about the Lady of Shallot, … More Flash Fridays – June 14th
I’ve previously written about the Indie Authors Sales curve and using Free Promotions to your advantage. I wanted to provide a quick update on the download numbers for Getting Lucky so people can have a baseline for their own experiences and also see the results of both of these concepts in practice. On a few … More By the numbers – Getting Lucky
Here’s my attempt at this weeks Flash Friday. We only had 100 words to play with this week so I had to choose carefully. The prompt was: Photo courtesy of Domenico Mattei, Pixabay The Bachelor Party “Are you going to tie me up to a lamppost naked?” “Nope. Better than that.” “Paintball then, you are … More Flash Fridays – June 7th
So I missed the Flash Friday yesterday due to spending the afternoon golfing (note I am not a golfer so I suppose a more accurate description is that I spent the afternoon hiking in the woods) However the photo prompt really caught my eye so I figured I would attempt it anyway just slightly late. … More Flash Fridays – May 31st
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