by Shirley | Oct 10, 2018 | 31 Day Challenge
We’ve talked about how everyone has a story and how important it is to share it. But, why? Why share? Because someone out there stands to benefit from your story. Someone out there is struggling and needs to know that you struggled, too, but you made it to...
by Shirley | Oct 9, 2018 | 31 Day Challenge
Since I cheated with my first post on the Write For 31 Days, Greg came in – like a masked hero or knight in shining armor – and wrote on the prompt word for days one and two. He has given me the inspiration to do likewise. Being programmed as I am, it is...
by Shirley | Oct 8, 2018 | 31 Day Challenge
For the past couple of years, writers from around the world gathered with great excitement and anticipation. Everyone looked forward to the Write For 31 Days that happens every October, until it was announced that the “host” was discontinuing this event...
by Shirley | Sep 5, 2018 | Food For Thought
I haven’t written in a while because honestly … life is hard right now. I have written in the past to bring awareness to mental health issues because I understand the importance of this and how the topic needs to be in the forefronts of everyone’s minds. ...
by Shirley | Aug 3, 2018 | Five Minute Fridays
She leaps out of the vehicle, long brown hair flowing behind her, as she picks up the box. An excited squeal escapes her lips as she extends those long legs into a full run, flings the wooden house door open and smiles as she heads for the bedroom. She carefully...