Lightening jags in the dark sky “I never meant to,” he says. Strong winds quake the nearby oaks “So long a wait,” she says. The air swirls with sweet promise “I’m sorry,” he says. Raindrops ping on the tin porch roof “At last,” she says. Thunder booms and rattles the windows “Forgive me,” he says….
Tag: flash poetry
The Push and Pull of Life
Brother, tell me you hear me Let me know you are with me in your thoughts Guide me through these tough days Reassure me of right decisions. Sister, you are never far away You have taught me well of right and wrong Hold me close to you tonight And let me feel your sweet love…
A Method to Revise Your “Flash”
On this final day as guest editor at SheWrites, I’d like to cover an important element of writing if you hope to eventually publish your “flash” fiction and nonfiction. This process comes from an excerpt of an article in The Rose Metal Press Field Guide for Writing Flash Fiction entitled “Editing and Revising Flash Fiction”…
The Value of Flash: Lose the Critic and Find the Strength
Writing fast and furious is the goal in “flash” fiction and nonfiction because by doing so you outran that pesky little character called your “inner critic,” which is that mean and shaming voice in your head that tells you everything you write is stupid and not worth the time, effort, and concentration you’re spending on…
The Value of 20 Minutes a Day
On my blog at lenleatherwood.wordpress.com, my primary focus has been to write for a minimum of 20 minutes a day. I decided to start my blog when I knew (several months ago) that I would be presenting a 20 Minutes a Day workshop at the 2012 Story Circle Network Memoir Conference in Austin, Texas, and…
Tonight
All dressed up tonight Big party for my student Bar Mitzvah gala Downtown Hollywood Big club with music and food Four hundred people People there I knew Students and their families All dressed up with smiles This is rare for me To go and participate But this boy is dear This is the fourth child…
I Will Be the SheWrites Guest Editor Beginning Sunday
On Sunday, I will be serving as the guest editor for the week over at SheWrites.com, a blog with over 19,000 members (mostly women, but some men), who are excited about writing. I hope you will come over and visit this week. Membership is free and I could use the support! We will be covering…
Flash Poetry: Whipped Cream
The house is quiet Night wraps itself around me A familiar quilt These days stretch out long Like a cat in cool green grass Hummingbirds flutter My eyelids grow thick Too heavy to stay open I dream of whipped cream
Poetry Prompt: Time to Grow
I have time to grow To push past my fear like a green stalk slender and fresh pushing up and out of the soil straight to find the Sun And I have time to smile and touch my hair And dance down the stairs like a gypsy wearing earrings and a red skirt Down I…
Prompt: Today in the news:
Sarkozy ousted Wall Street fears new French leader ‘Jitters’ from Europe Bodies hang from bridge Foul play feared at Churchill Downs Gas drops seven cents Shaq becomes a doc Eleven minute school lunch Pepsi to honor Jackson ‘Goober Pyle’ has died Sixers push Bulls to the brink Guard dog hops on bike NATO members killed…
20 Minutes a Day 