Stories and language provide a powerful means for day-to-day communication, but do the forward facing social implications have even more influence over our lives than we suppose?

“Capri,” he called willing her to turn back to him, and though she flinched, she did not.

“Error on delivery” – Part 2 of the Italian Microcosms

“If I had just been less stable for him.” – Capri

“This isn’t fair,” she said to the universe.

People value stories. We love getting lost in novels, plays, and film productions. As someone who spends a lot of time thinking about fiction, I'm fascinated with how stories affect us as humans. I understand that on some level we live vicariously through the...

Wild Patience and Catapult Art Before you start reading this, go ahead and click HERE to open a new tab to peruse when you're done. You won't regret it. Promise! Patience is something I hold close to my heart. It's the steeling of oneself amidst a raging argument, the...

Today I’m stoked to introduce a friend of mine who’s killing it in the finish-what-you-start-writing game, has a book coming out at the end of the month, and who agreed to let me feature him on TPC! Raise your paint brush, pen, pencils, or lump of whatever you’re...

Writers, short stories, writing process, Lisa Cron, Story Genius – A time lapse series to explore how to apply Lisa Cron’s method to the short story format.

I get back to the ‘ol STORY QUEST project and start the next scene…only something goes awry!