Short Stories are one of the great writing arts of all time. Ray Bradbury said “Write 1,000 words a day and in three years you’ll be a writer.” His famous short stories leave us breathless with fear and wonderment. It is with that same admiration that I am proud to present Short Story Structure by fellow blogger Fred Rock – Confessions of a Meter Reader. I look forward to every short story posted on his amazing blog, and you will too.
It’s Friday night in T-Town and the girls are itching to kick up their boots. Each of us is adorned in painted-on jeans and teased hair that would make the 80’s blush. We arrived at Cricket’s Bar just in time for ladies’ night 99₵ margaritas, and we gathered in our usual booth next to the shuffleboard because heavy metal objects sailing across a sanded table go well with Tequila. We passed the $7 point when…
If you are like me when I show up at the gym, just looking at the stair climber and elliptical machines causes mini heart palpitations. Scores of women and men dressed in skin-tight lycra intimidate me to the spandex moon and back. Then my eyes spot a corner of the room where seldom is heard a discouraging word and the free-weights roam untouched all day. I don’t look like Schwarzenegger, but…
Please welcome Alienated Nation for his guest blogger post to Sherrie’s Always Write. Stories have connected us to others since they were told through oral narrations around a campfire. It is with great pleasure that I connect you with… Continue reading “Trending Tuesday There Wasn’t a Chair”
Panic has entered my household as the busy holiday season looms upon us in the next quarter of 2016. Visions of wobbly ladders and unsteady boxes packed haphazardly in the ceiling dance in my head. The upcoming holidays bring: planning, checklists, credit cards bills, emergency trips to the mall, and hours of decoration. The amount Continue reading “Manic Monday The Holidays Are Looming – Warning: Personal Photos Enclosed”
Next week, Sherrie’s Always Write brings weekday humor and worldly insight to your inbox Monday – Friday. Each post provides a 3 to 5 minute commentary on topics ranging from the Looming Holidays to Tequila TaKillYa. Don’t miss our Freelance Friday guest blogger post by Fred Rock on Short Story Structure.
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It’s the Meet and Greet weekend!! Ok so here are the rules: Leave a link to your page or post in the comments of this post. Reblog this post. It helps you, it helps me, it helps everyone! Ed… Continue reading “Meet and Greet: 9/17/16”
I want to thank JessicasBlog45 for including me in the Q&A Tag. The rules are: Continue reading “The Q & A Tag”
Join Sherrie’s Always Write for this week’s Guest Post by Ima from LemonsLemonade.
“Don’t let the opinions of the average sway you. Dream, and he thinks you’re crazy. Succeed, and he thinks you’re lucky. Acquire wealth, and he thinks you’re greedy. Pay no attention. He simply doesn’t understand.” by Robert G. Allen
It sucks, doesn’t it?
It’s plenty of stress and it sucks.
There never seems to be a valid explanation for why it has to be so hard for one to achieve, most especially… Continue reading “Freelance Friday 5 Reasons You Can’t Seem to Achieve Your Goals and “What Next?” by LemonsLemonade”




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