The sound of music
The heavy toolbelt rode low on his hips, like a holster. His boots were thick-soled and sturdy, worn and well-used. He had gathered his…
Writing Tips
What are you looking at?
The window was dirty. We noticed the less-than-pristine appearance while we were refilling the birdbath. Perhaps you’re thinking that cleaning windows is a pain (okay,…
Cookies for the dogs
One-half of our mother/daughter duo was enjoying a ten-day vacation, and the other half was tasked with the care and feeding of Carpenter Country’s…
Flower power
The African violet was drooping and sad, the same as the face of our friend. She held out the plant, the green pot resting…
Bad habits? What bad habits?
Are you a good writer with some bad habits? We’re fortunate that we don’t have any bad writing habits — we’re good at all…
Read, Repeat
One of the paperback books on our bookshelf is well-read, which is a polite way to say the book is practically in tatters. We…
Learning from the birds
The mourning dove perched on the edge of the bird bath, dipped her head and drank. When the dove flew away, the blue jay…
The Berry Angle
We almost waited too long. The berry bushes were nearly stripped of fruit by the time we arrived at the field, and the attendant…
Your writing is at risk
The antivirus program had no doubt. The ever-changing virus definitions were outdated, even if only by a matter of hours, and the computer was…
Where’s the inspiration?
While individual writers have their own definition of inspiration, we think it’s fitting that one meaning of the word is the drawing in of…