Story Starter Sunday – Merry Christmas

    I took this photo this morning on our annual Christmas morning hike. It was beautiful up near Brainard Lake and we were alone for the two mile hike. (Though the parking lot was full when we returned to our car.) It’s Christmas and this story...

Story Starter Sunday – Ghost Writer

Have you ever had a dream that inspired you to write a story? Your heroine is having creepy dreams. They’re so creepy that she’s compelled to write them down. The writing is partially therapeutic. However, when she writes it is almost as if she is in a...

Story Starter Sunday – Paramedic Panic

Your heroine is a paramedic. She’s used to difficult situations, high stress, and ugly surprises. But nothing surprises her more than when she shows up to an emergency scene and finds her ex. A man, once the love of her life who she’s never really gotten...

Story Starter Sunday – One More Day

In honor of Les Miserables, Like Crazy, and a few other stories, your hero and heroine meet. Perhaps they’re on vacation, perhaps one of them is dying – you decide. Regardless, they only have this one day together. What do they do?