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Tapping Into Non Traditional Sources of Knowledge

Thursday, April 29, 2021

One of my earliest creative writing teachers was Yasiin Bey. Not in any classroom, mind you. I was near obsessed with his rhyme patterns and the imagery in his raps. I would sit in my room and play...
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Flash Fiction Crash Course

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Flash fiction and short stories are two forms of short fiction storytelling. Flash fiction differs from short stories in numerous ways, though what those differences are depends mostly on who you...
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The Purr

Thursday, April 29, 2021

For a long time I’ve described writing as trying to move a wall by pounding it with my head. But now it’s harder. I am productivity’s kryptonite. I feel incorporeal (despite the pain and sickness...