by Avery White | Sep 29, 2017 | Stories
“First off, let them know we aren’t here to kill them. They look terrified,” Eli started, his palms out trying to communicate they were friendly. Lucas translated in German. “Okay…now ask them if we can borrow a car.” Lucas stopped, shook his...
by Avery White | Sep 27, 2017 | Challenges
The Pirate of 1831 Wanting to keep today’s post short: 1) Like Russia, Liechtenstein, Germany, Norway, and America go pirate a copy of that 1619 classic tune to Britain’s “God Save the Queen”. 2) Grab a pen 3) Like Samuel Smith in 1831, crank...
by Avery White | Sep 25, 2017 | Challenges
Starting Someplace The creative brain falls between a laboratory and an easel. It is the overflowing sketchbook, the jot file, and sticky note thinking that occasionally yields an idea worth exploring. My creativity works in cycles. A friend of mine said recently...
by Avery White | Sep 22, 2017 | Stories
“Glad to see you were able to get something to eat,” Lucas laughed. “Yeah, with no help from you, what are we doing out here anyways?” Eli asked. “Just a stop.” “Are these friends?” Eli leaned in, careful his words weren’t heard by anyone nearby. “Hardly. But they...
by Avery White | Sep 20, 2017 | Spotlight
The Sackcloth Heroes of Juniper One of my favorite aspects of being a writer is the breadth of the craft. There is a sort of commonality, a mutual understanding, that is found between both the writer of fiction and non-fiction alike. However, that sense of camaraderie...
by Avery White | Sep 18, 2017 | Stories
Good art is hard work. It’s tough to develop a craft all the way to profitability, and even then, there’s no guarantee that anyone else will place value upon it. Our touch-response culture has created an incredible demand for content, but payment is only...
by Avery White | Apr 19, 2017 | Stories
Spark – spark – spark catch ignite burn the blind into sight This is wide open Life is not ajar Living is wide open landscapes on planets alien to NASA, and even the lenses of Hubble cannot capture the aperture isn’t wide enough to captivate glory LIFE IS NOT AJAR...
by Avery White | Apr 12, 2017 | Challenges
Background Track: Adam N – (CC0 1.0) Echo. The legacy of sound reverberating through silence with power to change reality, identity, and perception. Ugly. Unwanted. Insufficient. A spoken cruise missile to the psyche crippling our self-perception beyond any hope...
by Avery White | Apr 10, 2017 | Stories
Eli barely felt the plane touch down, but the sudden presence of cabin lights jolted him awake. The uninvited cold slithered across his skin as he groggily rubbed sleep from his eyes. The clicks of overhead compartments rattled throughout the cabin. He...
by Avery White | Apr 7, 2017 | Training
As things were, I viewed my writing as mine. My words. My field to plow. The writing industry isn’t going to hand me anything. My writing might be decent, but it’s not good enough to publish (yet). So it’s up to me. And though I follow Jesus? Ha! God...
