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Christi Craig is a native Texan living in Wisconsin, working by day as a sign language interpreter and moonlighting as a writer. Her stories and essays have appeared online and in print, and she was a Finalist in Glimmer Train's Family Matters Competition.
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Category Archives: Wednesday's Word
Wednesday’s Word: Kleptocracy. Say that three times fast, and then write a story.
The last few weeks, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking: about new routines, upcoming projects and books unfinished. Planning, but not so much creating. It seems right, then, to click over to Wordsmith.org and spend some time with the … Continue reading
Boxing, Writing, and Mrs. Quinn
I took a boxing class once, learned the art of the jab, the uppercut, the hook. I even sparred with a guy, but he just played nice. He knew I didn’t pack much of a punch. If he’d really fought … Continue reading
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Tagged Boxing, flash fiction, Wednesday's Word, word of the day, Wordsmith.org, writing, writing fail write again
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Flash Fiction: The Continental
Sometimes, Wednesday is all about using Wordsmith.org’s word of the day as a writing prompt and posting something by midnight. Past essays, poems, and flash fiction pieces can be found under the Wednesday’s Word category. It’s Humpday, and it’s rainy, … Continue reading
Wednesday’s Word: Once I clicked, I committed.
I’ve got a long list of excuses as to why today was not a good day for writing a new piece of flash fiction (in fact, if this post gets out by midnight tonight, I’ll be lucky). The problem is, … Continue reading
Flash Fiction on Wednesday: Cold
There’s a new website in my Google Reader: Fiction Writers Review. Writers can find a plethora of information, stories, and great blog posts there. Plus, they have a blog series by Celeste Ng called “Get Writing,” where she posts an … Continue reading
