one writer's provenance

Open Submissions, No Excuses

Anne Bender — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:19:15 +0000

[Reading Time: 1 - 2 minutes] If you are not subscribed to the Excuse Editor‘s newsletter, then you are missing out on opportunity! Here are just a few of the writing contests and markets from the October edition: Deadline: 10/5/11, Esquire Short Short Story Contest, No Fee, 78 Words (total), Top Prize Package worth $8000...

Story Texting: Conference Call

Anne Bender — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:18:04 +0000

[Reading Time: < 1 minute] Voices from a plastic box are like bees buzzing, buzzing. Meanwhile the soul saddens as the light is snuffed out ever slowly. Droning, on and on, conversation without purpose; conversation just to talk. Meeting, meeting, meeting with no forward motion just stillness. Bookmark It

Story Texting: Peace

Anne Bender — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:09:32 +0000

[Reading Time: < 1 minute] She searched and searched for the word. It was a feeling she had not felt before, yet knew it had a name. As the world slipped away, she would hold on tight. Closing her eyes, a sigh would escape. “What is the word?” she thought, but not too long as...

A Moment in Time

Anne Bender — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:06:45 +0000

[Reading Time: 1 - 2 minutes] Her breath caught as her heart picked up speed. Gently brushing her hair to the side, he lightly pressed his lips to her neck. A mere whisper of a touch and the world slipped away. She became like the ocean. A ripple of a wave building, building. Rolling out...

Falling

Anne Bender — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:36:16 +0000

[Reading Time: < 1 minute] He reached out to her She hesitated His hand caressed her She shivered His arms wrapped around her She melted She fell into him He stepped away image credit Bookmark It

Writing Prompt {Image 1}

Anne Bender — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:20:46 +0000

I am going to start posting some [images] I have found and hope you will join me in this fun writing exercise. Add your post to the linky. Have fun and happy writing!

It’s That NaNo Time of Year

Anne Bender — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:37:57 +0000

[Reading Time: 1 - 2 minutes] Are you in? 50,000 words 30 days Mad amounts of coffee No time to sleep, eat, bathe, uh, well, you might want to make some time for bathing. Meet-ups, Sleep-outs, Characters mocking you whilst they dance the jig in your brain yet refuse to do as they are told...

Sign Ups for WritersWeekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest Winter 2011 Edition

Anne Bender — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:29:47 +0000

Don't miss out on the ultimate source for creative stress...and tons of fun! More than 85 prizes!

Star Island: Skink is Back!

Anne Bender — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:17:28 +0000

An actress secretly stands in for a derailed pop star and finds herself stalked on South Beach by a crazed paparazzo – and befriended by an unhinged hermit who was once the governor of Florida.. - Carl Hiassen's Official Web Site

Virtual Book Tour: Accidental Cowgirl: Six Cows, No Horse, and No Clue

Anne Bender — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:21:05 +0000

Carl dreamed of wide open spaces...think Bonanza here...while Mary Lynn dreamed of gardens overflowing with flowers, elegance and thoroughbred horses...think Town and Country here. Accidental Cowgirl is the tale of their search for the perfect retirement spot and the unexpected place they ended up calling home.