As a kid, I loved reading. I read every young adult novel I could get my hands on. I even enjoyed the books assigned in English class and had one of the best reading/writing marks in my grade. My mom thought I would take AP English in high ...
Dogs, Cats, and Earthquakes By: Dale Angel Could it be an Earthquake that’s wondering around underground looking for a place to re-arrange the earth? Because the neighborhood dogs are all barking at once. Dogs can surprise you; the...
The stresses of being a student are no joke. If you’re feeling the heat, consider one of these stress management tips. The start of an academic year is a time buzzing with nervous excitement and chaos. But as the school year progresses, a...
For the class of 2020… An envelope arrives from the University of Toronto. “It’s a big one!” my mom says. I run up the stairs to open the package. “Oh, it’s just my certificate of graduation,” I say, disappointed. Not a pa...
Writers Forum President and Queen Laura Hernandez submitted a short piece on supporting the protests in the middle of COVID-19 on the day the one demonstration was to assemble in the Kohl’s parking lot. Before I could get it posted, t...
Today we have another entry received for the Writers Forum 2020 Short Story Contest. Since the contest judges are supposed to be judging the entries without knowing who wrote them, the author’s names will be withheld until after the w...
I want to be a profound writer. I really do. I want to say something important that means something. I want it to be my calling to make great contributions to the literary world. This isn’t about being famous. It’s about writing...
In this post, we discuss how to write a five-paragraph essay that works, regardless of subject or topic, with a simple—but effective—plan for completing a successful essay. As a parent of five children (three now in high school), I’ve...
Writing villains in memoir takes a special kind of honesty. In this feature from the July/August 2019 issue of Writer’s Digest, William Kenower offers his take on the challenging task. There are no villains in memoir—unless you count yo...
Poziga said: ↑ But in the long run, I’d like to earn enough money to buy a sailing yacht/boat. That’s my goal, to sail and write on the boat (and to have an Alaskan malamute, they are so damn beautiful ). Click to expand…...