A few years ago, I was shopping at Trader Joe’s when I saw every parent’s nightmare unfold in front of me. A woman was gathering fruit from the bin while her toddler stood in the large part of the grocery cart. Without warning, the cart tipped and the toddler fell to the ground. The mother … Continue reading Inconvenient inspiration, and how to seize it before it slips away
About three years ago, I was in grocery shopping in a Trader Joe's when an accident unfolded in the middle of the store. A woman was pushing her toddler in the cart, and he was sitting in the wrong part. The cart pitched forward, and the toddler fell on the ground and became hysterical. The … Continue reading How Trader Joe’s helped me write my latest novel
Words by Autumn's Child* Words fly through my mind, in my eyes and out my ears, Through my pores and rest on my lips. As I walk through grocery stores they dance on melons. Sitting by a fountain they gurgle with the falling water. Adjectives and pronouns flutter in the whirring of the wings of … Continue reading Prompts to chase away writer’s block
