Writing exercise for our next meeting

This exercise will help you expand your creativity. Look at the photo I've attached to this post. Then write 500 words inspired by this image. There are an infinite number of approaches you can use. Who's in the costume? What does the owner of the mailbox think about this kid? What event inspired the costume. Why is the child running? Where did the materials come from? What if that was a real alien? Find your own handle on your own story and write it in no more than 500 words. We'll share them at our next meeting. Have fun!

There Is No End: here's what's inside!

The selection process is now complete and here are the pieces which will be in our literary anthology, There Is No End, to be published later this summer. Congratulations to all our writers; this is going to be an eclectic and fascinating volume with something for every type of reader. Start spreading the word to your family and friends; we'll announce soon when the release party/book signing will take place. And remember, all proceeds from sales go to Riverbend's building program. Here are the contents:

Writer’s Block—Bob Moore
A Short Story About the Life of Dave—Stan Lackey
The Knife Is Hidden—Lauren Kinzie
Animal Legendry—Glenda Rhyne
The Scariest Holiday—Lisa Robertson
Origin of a Poem—Darwyn Hanna
The Gift—Kim Kelley
Origin of a Poem—Darwyn Hanna
Blue Eyes—Dana Hood
One Man Band—Denise Fitch
Summer Samaritan—Glenda Rhyne
New Year Angel—Patty Buchanan
Memorial Day—Bob Moore
Fly Away Home—Joan Carson
Venice in the “Hood”—Marty McAllister
A Pie to Die For—Stan Lackey
All With Reason—Salli Ehlers Smith
Trail of Tides—Nancy Bode Bussey
The Prodigal’s Odyssey—Peter A. Hubbard
Labels—Bob Moore
1965—Scarlett Spivey
Grandpa’s Christmas Blessings—Peter A. Hubbard
Green Bananas—Gloria Gene Moore
My Fear of Flying Monkeys—Kathy Souther
My Life As I Know It—Marie Monroe
S.S. Dozier, Esquire—Murlene Johnston
Shadows of Joy—Joan Costello
Letters to Terri—Bob Allen
Reunion—Bob Moore
Hood Ornament—Lauren Kinzie
The Strongest Broken Heart—Lori Garrigus
Excerpt from Blood On the Bed—Karin Richmond
It’s Not Bravery—Dana Hood
My Path (A Prayer)—Salli Ehlers Smith
As I Lie Dying—Glenda Rhyne
Valentine’s Day, A Massacre—Lauren Kinzie
Bunny—Scarlett Spivey
Faces—Deborah Register
An Unprecedented Opportunity—Stan Lackey
God’s Love Language—Lee Ann Penick
The Husk—Lauren Kinzie
Old Friends—Bob Moore
The Windmill—Darwyn Hanna