Fiction

  • The Books That Shaped My Life: From Avalon to Faulkner (A Very Beth-ISH Reading List)

    The Books That Shaped My Life: From Avalon to Faulkner (A Very Beth-ISH Reading List)

    A friend’s podcast got me thinking about the books that shaped me – the fantasy that gave me a new perspective as a bullied teen, the sci‑fi epic that opened my imagination, and the Faulkner novel that hit with emotional force and felt familiar and true. This isn’t a complete list, just the ones that…

  • It’s a Boy!

    This month’s writing prompts came in the form of three photos posted on Flickr.  One was a rather vibrant photo of newly hatched robins – their necks outstretched, their eyes completely closed – truly gorgeous.  The next showed a Goth trailer sitting unhitched in front of a view of the beach – a scruffy looking…