Oct 25, 2012
The problem
The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Do you understand? -Johnny Depp (aka Jack Sparrow)
Oct 25, 2012
A letter for everyone at the Writing Retreat
Dear everyone, Last night I was thinking about a way I could tell you guys how much I care about you all. This is what this letter is. For most of my life I didn’t have any friends at all. I mostly stood behind my big sister waiting for her to introduce me to everyone […]
Oct 25, 2012
My life
I’m a farmer in Chapel Hill North Carolina. I have been farming for about 5 years now and it’s hard work but looking back on my past, I believe it’s all worth it. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Caliburn-Farms/414727365213714 I have been home schooling since fifth grade. I have a short story Iwill be posting in the next day or two […]
Oct 25, 2012
The window
(Note from author Sophie: I wrote this after spending over half an hour staring out the window) When I look out the window I don’t think. I forget time and people. I might bite my nail without thinking. I stare into oblivion, looking but not seeing. I wonder what would happen if I couldn’t let […]
Oct 25, 2012
Thoughts From the Character Herself
(An excerpt from Tassie’s story) Seriously, why aren’t there any stories where the damsel in distress kills the stupid dragon herself instead of waiting for the knight? This waiting thing is horribly tiresome. Not that I am some silly damsel in distress. If I was a damsel in distress I would at least have a […]
Oct 24, 2012
Scenes from a Writing Retreat, Part 2
(Top video: Lost & Found auction) Blues dancing workshop Blues dancing workshop Brenna with a view Evening group meeting Silent applause during group meeting Can we fit everyone on one rug??
Oct 24, 2012
No mother should outlive her son
(The following is a prologue to an untitled story by Laura) Her desperate wails echoed through the palace, ringing in Darius’s head until he almost felt guilty. He looked up at the rain pounding his study window. Outside the night was black, except for the occasional flash of lightening. “He’s dead My King,” Cavan said […]
Oct 23, 2012
Haggard Joe
The following is an excerpt from Cameron Lovejoy’s short story, Haggard Joe. * * * Vegas during the day is foul: somehow sleazier than the night preceding it. Perhaps because you can see its scars. It makes you want to bathe, to scrub yourself raw. But in its waters you’d only catch disease. It doesn’t feel […]
Oct 23, 2012
Brenna At the Writing Retreat
Hi Students, Parents, and Random Passersby- I’m keeping a blog while at the writing retreat! You can find a link to it here. So far, I’ve written about Meisner Training, the Practical Aesthetics Acting Method, and cake. I hope you check it out! Warmly, -Brenna McBroom, WR staff member and Kitchen Czar