My First Interview!
About a week ago, I got the best email ever. Seriously, I was grinning like it was my birthday all over again. And, that’s my favorite holiday after all. Plus, I am a huge fan of mail, snail or otherwise, so it was a pretty big day. How big? I read the email three times. That’s right. Best email ever.
Five Sentence Fiction – Scorching
What it’s all about: Five Sentence Fiction is about packing a powerful punch in a tiny fist. Each week I will post a one word inspiration, then anyone wishing to participate will write a five sentence story based on the prompt word. The word does not have to appear in your five sentences, just use it for direction.
This week: SCORCHING
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Wicked – #5SentenceFiction
With the determination of a spit ball flying from little Tommy Tucker’s grimy neon yellow straw, Lucy crossed the busy playground to where they sat, crossed legged, in a tight circle. Small hands moved quickly through the air as the evil concocted stories flew from their rose lips like granite truths. Lucy felt her cheeks flame as she closed in on the group and heard her name, spoken like a curse. She was an outcast, the new girl, and she was fine with that, but this time they had gone too far by making her brother cry. When she stopped walking they all turned to her, eyebrows cocked on smug faces that fell the moment Lucy revealed her wicked secret power.
Check out past Five Sentence Fiction posts here.
Five Sentence Fiction – Wicked
What it’s all about: Five Sentence Fiction is about packing a powerful punch in a tiny fist. Each week I will post a one word inspiration, then anyone wishing to participate will write a five sentence story based on the prompt word. The word does not have to appear in your five sentences, just use it for direction.
This week: WICKED
My 22 Things
Amazing, super creative Angie Richmond has issued a challenge that I love! Check it out, and link up your own list today. This was a fun way to really think about things I want to accomplish.
How Does It Work?
22 Things is a Creative Change Challenge. By signing up, you are announcing to the world – and more importantly yourself – that you are breaking free of the long standing idea that in order to make changes in your life, you have to do BIG things. 22 Things is about making a list twenty-two small steps you can take – right now – to change your life.
My 22 Things:
MS Awareness – What MS is to Me
March is Multiple Sclerosis awareness month and I have decided to do my part to share what MS is to me.
Multiple Sclerosis is one of many diseases that is often called an invisible illness. No one could look at me and know that I have MS. It is easily the most frustrating part of this disease. People really do say ‘but you look so good’ when they find out about my disease.
My most prominent MS symptoms:
–Fatigue: I am tired constantly. It’s a full-body tired that never goes away no matter how much sleep I get, though naps help.
–Cognitive Fatigue: Often called brain fog. I can’t always find the words I am looking for, sometimes I stutter. Learning new things is harder than it used to be. Some days I feel just stupid, but a little patience goes a long way!
–Numbness: It comes and goes in my fingers, toes, arms, legs.
–Vertigo
–Emotional Disturbances: I can be an emotional mess some days – which is sometimes helpful for a writer 🙂 Crying for no reason, angry for no reason, laughing when nothing is funny.
–Headaches: I have one everyday, all day, have for the past three years. But, the severity changes. Most days it’s just a dull hum, but every so often it demands my full attention.
–Fear: I always have the knowledge in the back of my mind that a new relapse can come on at any time. Or, that no one will want to marry someone with MS.
I have to say, even with these things, I still do most of what I want to do. I am excited about my future and I am not sad about MS. It is beyond frustrating when someone says ‘why me’? Why not me? Everyone has their stuff that they deal with. MS is a lot about learning to accept a new kind of normal. Just like everyone else on earth I have good days and bad days. I just know my limits. My plans haven’t changed much. I still want it all: marriage, kids, a full life. With BOOKS, lots of books 🙂
This is a great video about one man’s journey with MS:
Five Sentence Fiction – Coincidence
What it’s all about: Five Sentence Fiction is about packing a powerful punch in a tiny fist. Each week I will post a one word inspiration, then anyone wishing to participate will write a five sentence story based on the prompt word. The word does not have to appear in your five sentences, just use it for direction.
This week: COINCIDENCE
This week’s word was chosen by the lovely Angie Richmond over at Write Me Happy. Check out her 22 Things Challenge!
Five Sentence Fiction – Tattered
What it’s all about: Five Sentence Fiction is about packing a powerful punch in a tiny fist. Each week I will post a one word inspiration, then anyone wishing to participate will write a five sentence story based on the prompt word. The word does not have to appear in your five sentences, just use it for direction.
This week: TATTERED
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March: MS Awareness Month
Did you know that March is Multiple Sclerosis awareness month?
-There is currently no cure for MS.
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Five Sentence Fiction – Enchanted
What it’s all about: Five Sentence Fiction is about packing a powerful punch in a tiny fist. Each week I will post a one word inspiration, then anyone wishing to participate will write a five sentence story based on the prompt word. The word does not have to appear in your five sentences, just use it for direction.
This week: ENCHANTED
I chose this word because today is my birthday, and I am slightly fanatical about it! I love fairytales, so this is one of my favorite words.
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