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    Please, Sir (or ma’am), may I have some more?

    By Valkyrie

    Short stories can be many things – a complete story, a character sketch, or an experiment in form. They are, by definition, short, which may leave some readers readying the torches and pitchforks.  @wildone asked a question in our last guest blog about what to do when readers are clamoring for more, and you want to continue the story, but not necessarily at that moment. It’s a great question and one I deal with on a regular basis since I primarily write short stories.  I’ve gotten quite adept at
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MDBCs 11 Mar 2023

March 11th 2023 - Holidays and Observances   (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Alberta of Agen Constantine Óengus of Tallaght Sophronius of Jerusalem Vindicianus Day of Restoration of Independence from the Soviet Union in 1990 (Lithuania) Moshoeshoe Day (Lesotho)

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MDBCs 10 Mar 2023

March 10th 2023 - Holidays and Observances   (click on the day for details) Christian feast day Attala Harriet Tubman (Lutheran) John Ogilvie Macarius of Jerusalem Marie-Eugénie de Jésus Pope Simplicius Sojourner Truth (Lutheran) March 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Harriet Tubman Day

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Desert Prompts

I've just returned from spending a little over a week in the sunny southwestern US visiting my good friend and fellow prompt team member @Cole Matthews and his husband.  We had a great time going for walks in the desert, shopping at antique malls (the inspiration for Prompt #121), going to a concert, and of course, writing prompt responses!  Every time we get together, we always spend part of that time choosing prompts and then writing about them.  I've selected my favorite two out of the six we

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MDBCs 09 Mar 2023

March 9th 2023 - Holidays and Observances   (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Catherine of Bologna Forty Martyrs of Sebaste Frances of Rome Pacian Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (Coptic Orthodox Church) Gregory of Nyssa (Episcopal Church (United States)) March 9 (Eastern Orthodox lit

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There's Still Time!

The deadline to submit entries for the poetry anthology is approaching fast, but there's still plenty of time to either start writing or put the finishing touches on your poetry submissions.  Keep in mind that the link to the theme can be tangential - simply exploring poetry itself or its various forms meets the criteria!  Links must be posted in the Writer's Club thread by midnight EST on April 1st.  Please PM me with any questions.    

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The Music of the Darkness

The Music of the Darkness ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       Track List ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daylight Goodbye (Message to Bears) - General Theme for ‘Gone From Daylight’ Genesis (Nightcrawler) – In The Beginning Was . . . Justin Blackwater (Rain Tree Crow/David Sylvian) – The Dark Waters of a Troubled Soul Waiting For The Night (Depeche Mode) – Taryn’s Watchful Waiting At Night (The Cure) – Navy Pier at Night Moon

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MDBCs 08 Mar 2023

March 8th 2023 - Holidays and Observances   (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Edward King (Church of England) Felix of Burgundy John of God Philemon the actor March 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) International Women's Day, and its related observances: International Women's C

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MDBCs 07 Mar 2023

March 7th 2023 - Holidays and Observances   (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Blessed Leonid Feodorov (Russian Greek Catholic Church) Perpetua and Felicity Siméon-François Berneux (part of The Korean Martyrs) March 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)   Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) National Be Heard Day

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March CSR Feature: This Strange World Needs a Kicking by Laura S. Fox

March is a month for magic... of a sort. C'mon, any month where there's a holiday that features gold at the end of a rainbow has to be magic, right?! And this story has magic... of a sort. It certainly made me laugh, and I could use some of that. What about you? It's way longer than normal, but it's a recent-ish finish in the last year and it does tend to suck you right in. I hope you will enjoy Laura's story and come back to share your thoughts at the end of the month!  This Strange World

MDBCs 06 Mar 2023

March 6th 2023 - Holidays and Observances   (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Chrodegang Colette of Corbie Fridolin of Säckingen Kyneburga, Kyneswide and Tibba Marcian of Tortona March 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) European Day of the Righteous, commemorates those who have stood up against crimes against

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MDBCs 05 Mar 2023

March 5th 2023 - Holidays and Observances   (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Ciarán of Saigir John Joseph of the Cross Piran Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea Thietmar of Minden March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of Physical Culture and Sport (Azerbaijan) Learn from Lei Feng Day (China)

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Weekly Wrap Up (Feb. 26 - Mar. 4)

I am always on the lookout for how to do the Weekly Wrap Up differently. Besides having someone else do it  is there any ideas or suggestions on a different format, layout, etc? I'm curious what the 10's of you want to see . I think I will do something that I haven't done before. I've totally mixed up the blog before. How about this time I do one completely in reverse  (except the Premium Story which is new this week  ) Sure, why not. Here is the look at the past weeks postings on

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Spotlight

Spotlight You guys have heard me talk about ‘spotlights’ in earlier articles, and I wanted to take an opportunity to maybe go a bit more in depth with what I mean when I say that. When you’re writing a story with multiple characters, multiple themes, or multiple tones (or perhaps a combination of the three all at once), it can be really difficult to keep everything in order and running smoothly without confusing your readers about what they should be focusing on. It’s like going to an electr

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Comicality in Writing Tips

MDBCs 04 Mar 2023

March 4th 2022 - Holidays and Observances   (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Adrian of Nicomedia Casimir Felix of Rhuys Giovanni Antonio Farina (Catholic Church) Blessed Humbert III, Count of Savoy (Roman Catholic Church) Paul Cuffee (Episcopal Church) Peter of Pappacarbone

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Memory

On August 24th of 2022, I went to what seemed to be a routine therapy appointment. I have complex PTSD stemming from, well, lots of places. This led to depression, anxiety, and an impossibly tricky minefield of things that would set me off for no reason. In fact, that same day, I had a panic attack, hearing metal bats hit softballs. This was new, as I had watched the summer of softball games in the employee league, and only on this day was it a problem.  My therapist decided to do some EMDR

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