Preppers is a three-part short story by Rebecca Zornow. Each part is a five-minute read. You can read part one here: Prepper in Demand // Short Story and part two here: Preppers Exposed // Short Story Photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash The pile of trash grew bigger each week. Flimsy plastic wrappers and empty cardboard boxes blew with the … Continue reading Preppers Without // Short Story
By Rebecca Zornow Photo Credit to Tim Marshall on Unsplash I met author David McGlynn at a coffee shop close to my alma mater, Lawrence University, where he’s a professor. In my mind, professors can’t stray too far from campus, it could be bad for their health, so I suggested a nearby place. I thought … Continue reading New Book by Appleton Author, David McGlynn
This is part two of a three part story by Rebecca Zornow. You can read Part 1, Prepper in Demand, here. Photo credit to Alex Holyoake on Unsplash.com. The tang of vinegar lingered in Frederic’s mouth. The pickled asparagus and garlic cloves were tasty, but Frederic ate more pickled food recently then was used to and … Continue reading Preppers Exposed // Short Story
I ran as fast as I could through the streets. My little, annoying brother and his two friends just took my best friend hostage. The worst part was they wouldn’t even have to put her feet to the flames to get at the juicy secrets. They’d just open her pages. She was my high school … Continue reading Go ahead, read my diary, see if I care
Prepper in Demand (Part 1) By Rebecca Zornow Photo by Denise Johnson on Unsplash The granola bars were expired. Well, that was a disappointment. Many of them were a raisin variety, and, because raisins have a high sugar make up, they would have turned into energy quickly as well as provide antioxidants. Some of the bars were more … Continue reading Prepper in Demand // Short Story
By Samantha Amenn Rebecca is in Haiti and Nicole is writing. Please welcome our first guest blogger, Samantha Amenn. Sam is an avid reader and writer currently living in Illinois. She is currently writing a fantasy novel about a revolutionary fighting for his people’s freedom and against members within his own organization that are trying to sabotage … Continue reading Creating a Great Friendship Between Characters // Craft Talk // Guest Blogger
Fourteen books and what makes them irresistible.
The Midnight Waddler By Rebecca Zornow Shirk shirk shirk. Kyle’s eyes snapped open as if the sound was the shrill cry of an eagle rather than tiny, frantic scratching. When he heard the noise the previous night, Kyle bolted over his wife out of bed and immediately got tangled in the damn pile of throw … Continue reading The Midnight Waddler // Short Story
You know in Jurassic Park when Dr. Grant walks into his dig site trailer to find Hammond’s already made himself at home and it was his helicopter that threatened to rebury the dinosaur skeleton? That’s the Catalyst. Once Grant and Hammond meet, there’s no going back. Only onward to the island of dinos and dangers. In Aladdin, … Continue reading Build a Dynamic Plot Using a Beat Sheet
Story by Rebecca Zornow Photo Credit to Nolan Issac on Unsplash I hope you enjoyed the first installment of The Manors last month. Part 2, the final piece of this story, is posted down below. Before you start reading, I want to congratulate Adriana M. from Wisconsin on winning the signed No. 1 Ladies’ Detective … Continue reading The Manors, Part 2
