Beyond Words

It was a gorgeous day in Virginia yesterday- a wonderful day for a gathering to raise funds and awareness for our local writers nonprofit, WriterHouse. The event was held outside at a local winery, under a canopy of colorful foliage, with a balmy 65 degree temperature and glorious sunshine. A great time was had by [...]

NPR is sponsoring their fourth short story contest. The challenge is to take 4 words-plant, button, trick, and fly- and work them into a short story to be read in less than 3 minutes. The contest will be judged by Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto. It sounds like a fun exercise, only 600 words [...]