Writing Articles

Banned Books Week: A Gift-Giving Occasion

Celebrate Banned Books Week by giving banned books as gifts and learning ways you can get involved in the fight against censorship.

Formal Verse Magic Template

A template to help simplify the drafting of a formal poem such as the ballade, sestina, villanelle, sonnets, or ghazals. For everyone who’s ever gnashed their teeth and said, “This may be the death of me, yet,” while writing one.

Just a Little Catch-Up on the Wall

Okay, I guess it’s more than a little… if I hadn’t taken notes along the way, I’m sure I’d have left something important out!

Pen & Keyboard Writers: People, Places, and Pets Anthology

Announcing Pen & Keyboard Writers Anthology 2024: People, Places, and Pets

Formal Verse Magic Template

Formal Verse Magic Template

A template to help simplify the drafting of a formal poem such as the ballade, sestina, villanelle, sonnets, or ghazals. For everyone who’s ever gnashed their teeth and said, “This may be the death of me, yet,” while writing one.

Fledglings

Fledglings

A new poem, “The Fledglings,” using last week’s Creative Copy Challenge prompt.

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Usurped Emotions

Usurped Emotions

It’s not just boys who are taught to hide their emotions. We all are, as if feeling anything – positive or negative – is a sign of weakness.

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Scalable Society

Scalable Society

Social media platforms, like train platforms, have the power to bring people together from all over the world. But they can also divide us and send us hurtling in opposite directions. Mind the gap.

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