Focus Fox says: If you want to write that book, don't sit home thinking about writing. Get to that desk and get busy writing. Inspired by Dale Carnegie
Secret Why
Why woman really hate the toilet seat being up.... The 3AM splash...
Focus Fox: Love
Focus Fox says: Love unlocks doors and opens windows that weren't even there before. It also can remove pants and dresses in record time. Inspired by Mignon McLaughlin
What can happen if you don’t know an acronym
I had a recent crit of a flash fiction piece based off number nine on my Top 10 Badly Named Story Ideas. The writer gave high level comments in the email and then said LBL below. I could not for the life of me think what LBL meant. My day job was in travel and government … Continue reading What can happen if you don’t know an acronym
Focus Fox: To Err
Focus Fox says: To err is human, but to really foul things up you need great plot device. Inspired by Paul R. Ehrlich
Treasure at the beach
One morning while on vacation, I took my kiddos (5 and 7) to a beach. It was not a swimming beach as the sand was filled with stones and shells and crispy seaweed and the occassional dead fish. A single fisherman sat on a lawn chair on the far side of the beach and a … Continue reading Treasure at the beach
Focus Fox: Courage
Focus Fox says: Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and write. Inspired by Winston Churchill
Meltdown
Traveling with kids can be hard. I boarded the plane with my 5 and 7 year-old kids. We brought iPads, books, blankets, pillows, and stuffies. We pulled away from the gate and went onto the tarmac. We had no idea that a thunderstorm arched across the US and into Canada blocking air traffic. We sat for two and a … Continue reading Meltdown
Focus Fox: Mistakes
Focus Fox says: Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. But, having flowers and chocolates ready can't hurt. Inspired by Bruce Lee
No reaction
Way back in the stone age when I was in college, I had to take a physics course for my biology degree. The first day, I walked into the huge auditorium, and I sat in the front of the class so I could see. A skinny, gray-haired man stood by two large chalkboards filled with equations. He looked like … Continue reading No reaction
