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Texting with Barack Obama

View image | gettyimages.com Ready for another Tiny Writing challenge? Today’s challenge brings us to the intersection of politics and sports… My inspiration for these posts is a fun little book, 642 Tiny Things To Write About, from the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto. Rather than write my responses in the book I’m doing them here on […]

Filed Under: Tiny Writings Tagged With: barack obama, chicago blackhawks, NHLLast updated: May 28, 2015

Heroes

“One way to remember who you are is to remember who your heroes are.” I’ve been reading the Walter Isaacson biography of Steve Jobs lately, a riveting roller-coaster of a story that takes you through the glory days of the Apple II, the nadir of Jobs’ departure from Apple and his misadventures at NeXT, and […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Great Quotes Tagged With: apple, steve jobsLast updated: September 11, 2015

Stumbling Upon a Body

Ready for another Tiny Writing challenge? Today’s challenge takes us into macabre territory… My source for these prompts is a fun little book, 642 Tiny Things To Write About, from the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto. Rather than simply scribble these exercises in the book I’m doing them here on my site, and I invite you to […]

Filed Under: Tiny Writings Last updated: May 3, 2015

Criminal Graffiti

I’m back with another exercise in Tiny Writing, my chance (and yours) to get a quick dose of inspiration by reacting to a writing prompt and providing a short but effective response. My source for these prompts is a fun little book, 642 Tiny Things To Write About, from the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto. Rather […]

Filed Under: Tiny Writings Last updated: May 3, 2015

Yesterday’s Fortune Cookie

Have you ever had one of those itches that you just can’t scratch yourself? Sometimes you need a back-scratcher (or a helpful spouse) to hit the right spot and get you back on your way, and that’s exactly the way I’ve felt about writing lately. For several years I ran a successful hockey blog, often publishing […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Tiny Writings Last updated: May 29, 2015

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