by Laura Schmidt | Jul 7, 2020 | Original Poetry, The Poetry Deck
The Thought: A Modern Sonnet — EIF Poetry Challenge A brief explanation, because I usually don’t write sonnets… When I saw that Ingrid of Experiments in Fiction had posted a poetry challenge, I knew I had to participate! Then I saw what the challenge...
by Laura Schmidt | Jul 7, 2020 | Lifestyle Advice, Walk The Plank
College and Coronavirus: Distance Learning, Risk vs. Reward, My Verdict College and coronavirus: My key considerations College and coronavirus. Very early in the pandemic crisis, it became clear that they’re not birds of a feather — they don’t flock...
by Laura Schmidt | Jul 7, 2020 | Blogging Advice, Social Media Advice, Walk The Plank, Writing Advice
Twitter Tips For Writers, Part III: Making Friends on Twitter Making friends on Twitter? It’s possible. Here are my top tips for forging meaningful connections in the Twitterverse. Geared towards writers, but relevant for anyone. Once upon a time… …...
by Laura Schmidt | Jul 7, 2020 | Keeping It Current, Opinion
Why I Decided to Stop Flying In January of 2019, I flew to Michigan to visit my grandmother. That’s the last time I flew, and I intend to keep it that way. Here’s why I decided to stop flying. Reasons to fly Let me first say that I’m talking about...
by Laura Schmidt | Jul 6, 2020 | Fiction, Literature Landing
Writing the First Chapter — Chronicle of Creation III Writing updates So much for slow and steady wins the race. Yes, I admittedly had a few days where I didn’t work on The Many at all, and felt bad about it. But today I put on some special music (an Abel...
by Laura Schmidt | Jul 6, 2020 | Movie Reviews, The Film Reel
3 Things About the Movie Brazil (1985, Terry Gilliam) You should watch the movie Brazil. Today, in fact, if you have the time. Why? Let me make the case. Three things about Brazil. 1. Brazil is bizarre. It’s been called Kafka-esque and absurdist, and that...
by Laura Schmidt | Jul 6, 2020 | Literature Landing
What’s on my reading list? Updates What’s on my reading list? The real question is… What isn’t on my reading list? I update you on the three books I purchased during the latter half of June, plus my new buys and why I’m excited about each...
by egvalencia | Jul 6, 2020 | Literature Landing, Short Fiction
Blues: A Short Story by Ernest G. Valencia Voyage of the Mind: Today, we’re honored to present you with a guest post — a short story titled “Blues” by Ernest G. Valencia, who you can find on Twitter @ernestgvalenci1. Once you read...
by Laura Schmidt | Jul 6, 2020 | Original Poetry, The Poetry Deck
The Heat of July: A Poem :There’s nothing like the heat of July,that empty heat that hangs over the fieldsand blinds your eyes. On the cloudy days the pier stands quietand the little boats sway in the breezebefore it stagnates and disappears. A man comes and...
by Laura Schmidt | Jul 5, 2020 | Chef's Table Guide, Series At The Stern
Niki Nakayama — Kuyashii. Chef’s Table, V.1 E.4 After that trainwreck of a last episode (in my eyes — read my sum-up here), I really enjoyed this episode, which featured Japanese-American chef Niki Nakayama. I’ve titled the episode kuyashii, after a...
