Conversations I have with my cat – Part 4
Gwennie: Why’s the little thing crying now? Me: He’s sick. Gwennie: What did you do to him? Me: I didn’t do anything to him. Sometimes babies get sick. Gwennie: Maybe you should return him. Me: Return him? Gwennie: Yeah. Return him. Me: I can’t return him. Gwennie: Sure you can. Just do a return-to-sender. Me: […]
I Found the Trunk
In my quest to finish my short story in time for the September 12th deadline (YIKES!), I’ve been scrambling to figure out the trunk of my story. About three days ago, I was taking a break from writing and I decided to check my email. Much to my surprise I found this in my inbox. […]
Gwennie and the Nesting Robin
Me: Gwennie, what are you doing? Gwennie: I’m looking at a blog on the Internet. Me: Really? Which blog? Gwennie: http://nestingrobin.blogspot.com/Me: What’s that about?Gwennie: Well, apparently it has absolutely nothing to do with birdies. Rude!Me: Why did you assume it would?Gwennie: Because of the title. Nesting Robin. Robins are birdies and they have nests.Me: Well, […]
Gwennie’s Rant – In Shouty Capitals
I DON’T NEED THIS STUPID COLLAR! I’M NOT GOING TO GEORGIA! I’M NOT LEAVING MY HOUSE! THIS IS MY HOUSE! MOMMA PROMISED ME I’D NEVER HAVE TO LEAVE IT. I’M NOT GOING TO THE DOCTOR FOR MY VACCINATIONS BECAUSE I’M NOT LEAVING MY HOUSE! I’M NOT MOVING TO GEORGIA! THIS ISN’T GOING TO HAPPEN! (Pant. […]
Writer’s Digest Competition – Part 3
I have six days left to finish my story and get it in the mail. With all of the inspirational ups I’ve had, there have also been a number of downs. Right now, I’m in the middle of one of those downs. If my story was a tree, then I have all of the branches […]
Eight Reasons Why I’m Bat-Shit Crazy
I know what you’re thinking: Why eight? Why not five or ten? Well, I was aiming for ten reasons but my multiple personalities got into a fight with my auditory hallucinations and the end result was one hell of a headache. 8. I apologize to the furniture and the walls when I bump into them. […]
The Writer’s Digest Competition – Part 2
Well, here’s an update on my progress for submitting a fiction piece by September14th. Day 1 Right after I finished publishing the post announcing my participation, I set to work. To keep focused, I Googled the five elements of a short story; Character, Setting, Plot, Conflict and Theme. I used these elements for an outline […]
Diary of a Cranky Cat – Part 2
Dear Diary, Yesterday strangers came into my home. It’s not the first time strangers have come into my home. A few weeks back we had strangers in our home everyday. Momma said that she and Boy-Dadda needed to rent out home out because we have to move to Georgia. That’s just silly. I’m not going […]
Dear Puff Ball
Dear Puff Ball, Why must you be so naughty? Momma’s little thing was fine just a minute ago and now he’s crying. When I walked into the room to investigate, I found you sitting on the floor, glaring at the little thing. Why would you be so awful to Momma’s little thing? He can’t help […]
Gwennie’s Review of The Day The Dogs Took School Over! – Part 2
Me: Okay Gwennie! Tell all of our nice readers what the book is about and what you thought of it. Gwennie: Well the book is about a teacher who walks into a classroom that has a lot of smelly, dirty foul…. Me: Gwennie! Let’s leave out unnecessary adjectives. Gwennie: (Sigh) Fine. The teacher walks into […]