Oops! Forgot the tag *haha* *ahem*

Sure thing! I only wrote the first draft so far and it’s pretty bad, so I can get back with you after I write the second draft.Though I’m not sure when that will be, since I just started working on a new story for a break and to learn more about the main things in storytelling, like plotting everything out first, character arcs, and so…[Read more]

Hi! I just approved the friendship and sent an invite to the group (I think you have to approve that too). Yes, we’ll learn together!

I think with one brownie mix it already came with chocolate chunks in it. Another time, before we switched over to eating more healthy, we used to use caramel in our brownies for Christmas. I…[Read more]

Haha, no problem. Sometimes my emails end up in spam at random. Not sure why *shrugs*

Okay, on Goodreads, just click ‘add friend’ next to my profile; then I’ll add your name to the group (honestly, I’m so new to this… so we’ll see how this works XD)

Awesome! We had some brownies last week. My sisters and I got baptized by our…[Read more]

Oh right, the link! *slams palm onto forehead* #dweeb *lol*

https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/99890926-lily-keith

Hope this works!

Don’t worry, I don’t really scream… wastes necessary lung power sometimes 😊 But a unicorn drink? Does it come with sparkles? It sounds really interesting. Anyway, that’s okay. I was older when I first started drinking coffee. I tried a bit when I was little, hated the taste (the ice cream version was better but still…) Now, I…[Read more]

Oh, that sounds cool! It is rather difficult trying to put your own story into six words though, or it was for me anyway. I was like “there’s so much to it that I can’t just do six words!” 😛 Haha

@michelle

Ya, it’s a nice post to come back into the community with. 🙂 Nice to meet you too! *waves back* I’m actually not sure how…[Read more]

So I have five siblings in all (two brothers, three sisters.) How many siblings do you have?

Ooo, tea. I like mint tea when it’s hot. But for ice tea, I’d say it’s a toss up between the dragon fruit tea refresher at Starbucks, or Tazo’s peach tea (fun fact: when we took road trips, sometimes we’d get drinks for lunch, and Tazo’s…[Read more]

I’M BACK!!! *whew*

Yes, I did get your message! It almost got lost in my inbox; and then just after I found it and clicked the link my computer ‘fritzed’ and I had to quit (who knew computers could be so fickle and such *lol*)

Aww, I loved Steve (and Joe) too! Steve kinda reminded me of my older brother who talked quietly just like…[Read more]

No problem! It was fun.

By the way, how do you know my mom likes you? 😉 Haha

…AND I have added one additional question that goes to the value of this fun exercise. 😎  12 Disciples – 12 Tribes of Israel – 12 Gates in the Heavenly City – 12 – Eggs in a Dozen… (Okay, I’ll admit I got carried away with this last…[Read more]

@michelle

@olivia

Hey, if you guys are feeling brave, my friend is running another caption contest for 6-50 words.  The link’s below, if you’re interested.  (good luck!)

Click Here

Hi Joelle,

Whew! It has been a long and busy week.
Trying to catch up on responding to posts.

So, let me clarify a little.  These snippets of scenes are extracted from anywhere in a longer work, so they will often be introduced without context or backstory.  We are just looking at the intrinsic value of a single scene, which m…[Read more]

Hi Michelle,

You ought to check out Bronte’s (@bclarke) entry under the “Audio Cinema” Forum topic. It is very good and she gives such a clever and animated reading of a section from it called “Jade’s Story”.  Here’s the shortcut to her entry: Click Here.

She has a very vivid imagination and I am excited to see what she will do for…[Read more]

Aww, thanks girl!  You’re pretty awesome yourself!

@olivia

Hi, I’m Lily!  Thanks for stopping by!  I like your stories.  Especially #1 and 2!

That one was awesome!  You’re getting better each time!  *bows and hands you roses*

*ducks as Brian’s squirrels through peanuts at me*

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Good one!

@bclarke

That’s so funny!  Our chickens liked to chase our cat (they’re weird but nice too.) 😄

Shibby is a cute name!  Wow, bush turkeys?  That’s quite a story.  We used to have wild turkeys in our backyard (and they were so huge!)  What did she ‘command’ them to do?  Aww, a parrot named ‘Chicken’?!  That’s hilarious 😆

Umm, Patches was tolerant with dogs… if they were on the other side of the glass door 😂  She was a stray…[Read more]

Thank you 🙂

My cat’s name is Shibby (husband named her … and the parrot ‘Chicken’). Although we don’t have squirrels, Shibby did command an army of (5?) bush turkeys. At the current house, she dislikes any other animal (esp. cats) coming close though. Does Patches get on well with other animals?

My sister drew my avatar for…[Read more]

Aww, that’s so cute that you named the car Thomas! We kinda call ours ‘Betsy’. Why? Umm, not sure how it got started. The nickname sorta stuck 😄

That’s so sweet that your mom got you both Ariel dolls! No not at all, I love a good family story!

Hmm, but technically Duck did keep the little ones out of the potato salad… by eating…[Read more]

Brian wrote:

“If one shows up at my door wearing a mask and threatening me unless I pay him in walnuts, I’m getting my slingshot out and going into my toolbox to get him some nuts…(sans the bolts).”

On the upside, the squirrel will be social-distancing!  XD

Also, congratulations!  You won my friend’s caption conte…[Read more]

Just gonna warn you!  You might hate the book’s ending (my sister certainly did, and thus tried to rewrite the ending 😁)

@devastate-lasting

Okay, thanks for clarifying that guys.

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

My sister believes squirrels are trying to take over the world; maybe that’s why dogs always bark at and chase them…[Read more]

Hi Michelle!

Same here.  I joined in early SE in 2018, but have become more engaged lately.

It is very nice to meet you too! 😊

2020 reminded me of how much I needed to connect with more people, and especially those in the family of faith.  I am particularly grateful to have you guys, my fellow creatives, to share in our writing jo…[Read more]

Ah, I think it was a comic strip about the beach. Interestingly enough, I haven’t really done a story set along the beach. I mostly lean toward forests!

We didn’t have any more Barbie dolls when we got our Disney dolls; and for a long time we only had Flynn Rider. Poor guy. Whenever our dollies had a ball, he had to escort each and…[Read more]

Cool, I’ve never heard of Picrew; is it like Canva?

@michelle

Thank you muchly for the acorn *wonders how I might eat it*  *shrugs and decides to bronze it and set it on a non-existing mantel in the house instead*  XD

Ooo, how about this for the next squirrel story:

“My pet squirrel collects bow ties”

Hey, have you e…[Read more]

Sorry about that, Michelle and Lily.
I think I broached the squirrel vibe and it sort of took off on its own.
Dadgum those sneaky squirrels! 🐿🐿🐿🌳🥜

My favorite part of the beach is collecting the shells or rocks. Yeah, we have a box full of them XD But it so hard to pass them by! So many cool shapes and colors. I love the delicate feel of the shells and sand dollars; and one time we found a whale-shaped rock! Walking through the waves was fun. Oh, and can’t forget visiting…[Read more]

Hi there!  No problem!  I sometimes do that too! *thanks you for the amazing cookies!*

Those were pretty good!  I agree with Linyang; I like the first one.  Now I’m intrigued….

@devastate-lasting

Congrats!  That’s exciting.  I also love your avatar.

@michelle Oo I like your first one!

Lately, I’ve become obsessed with six word stories (and no, in case you were wondering, I didn’t come up with the above story; wished I did, though 😊.  According to rumors, it’s a famous short story written by Hemingway, though, not proven).

I really like the idea of compacting a whole story just to a handful…[Read more]

Hey! How’s it going? Let’s see, it’s pretty quiet out in the country. We have about an acre of land. Ooo, you live near the ocean? That’s cool! What’s it like? Do you go often? What’s your favorite part of visiting the beach? We used to have family that lived along the coast (it was a great excuse to go to the beach lol)

Oh man,…[Read more]

We moved to the country awhile back, but when we lived in the city, we’d often hear neighbor ‘practicing’ with fireworks before the fourth too; or they’d do it late into the night when all other fireworks were supposed to be over. Of course we don’t need sleep! XD)

Hmm, I haven’t seen The Man Who Invented Christmas, though I’ve heard…[Read more]

*passes tissues* I know, right?!

Ooo *slams palm onto forehead* I forgot to ask you how your Fourth of July went! (what did you do?) My family just stayed home (’cause of the heat… and I actually forgot…*oops*) We watched the movie Catching Faith. It was okay; I honestly felt it could be deeper. What’s your least favorite…[Read more]

So, I’m working on my middle-grade short story. It’s about a girl who’s mother is an apothecary. When city officials destroy their practice and separate them, the girl must find a way to survive. I’m almost through with edits *grimaces*. The first few rounds of editing are actually fun as you get to experiment with new ideas to make…[Read more]

And as for Christmas trees, I wish I could say we trekked into the snow-laden mountains, axes over our shoulder, and found the perfect tree, cut it down, and took it home where we drank hot cocoa.…[Read more]

*thanks you for the cookies too* 🙂
We used to have an artificial tree that we’d assemble each year (actually, it was a lot of fun putting it together; we’d do it while listening to music) and decorate it with our favorite ornaments (we’d get to pick a new one each year). Unfortunately, we lost it when we moved (just before the…[Read more]

*thanks you for the cake*
Alrighty!! I’m back!! So sorry for disappearing. I came onto the forum, answered someone else’s question, then tried to reply to you. Something went wrong and the reply didn’t go through. Then my chromebook went on the fritz and refused to cooperate. Don’t know why it wasn’t working, though when I checked…[Read more]

Here here! Adoption is such a wonderful blessing!

Ooo, you’re first guess was so close!! Actually, my birth parents were from Laos (right next to Vietnam).
Technically, right after I was born, God place me directly into the family He wanted me to be in. But due to the ‘adoption’ system, things got…erm shuffled around quite a bit…[Read more]

Oh that’s cool that your sister is publishing too! Does she do children’s or YA (and is she seeking traditional publishing?)

*high fives ya back!*
Right now, I’m writing mostly animal tales or fairytale retellings for kids (although I hope to branch out into ‘sci-fi’ or contemporary/mystery). We’ll see how it goes. I post a lot of…[Read more]

I have some time! *haha* Wow, that sounds cool! I’m not a fan of horror (never had the stomach for that stuff.) I think I read the ‘Tell-tale Heart’ by Poe in highschool literature. I say ‘I think’ because I don’t remember it. When my younger sister read it, she told me about it (and my mom said I also read it.) It sounded…[Read more]

Ooo, I’ve never heard of The Eyes of the Dragon. Sound fascinating. What’s it about?

I really like The False Prince series (J. Nielsen), Ranger’s Apprentice (the earlier books) and Medallion (D.L. Watkins.)

No problem! Actually, though I signed up for the Fantasy forum, I mostly jump over to the General Writing so…. I’m not…[Read more]

@deeprun @michelle @bree-dawn @tinuviel @tashah-claymore @michael_stanton @caserola @trallion @hope-ann @mlbolangerauthor @lady-frosttongue @sarah-inkdragon @devastate-lasting @sageinthemeadow @enu @the-inkspiller [Read more]