He Said, She Said: Bloggers Edition #7.

"The saying goes that time heals but that’s not quite true.  Time just makes it easier to deal with because you develop coping strategies as time goes on and the raw pain dulls to an ache that some days you might not even notice." — Laura in her A Pict in PA blog post The… Continue reading He Said, She Said: Bloggers Edition #7.

Best first sentences #3.

I killed my boy on a trip down the stairs. — Damyanti Biswas, "Bear With Me" (Bluestem Magazine, September 2015), short story READ: Damyanti's Daily (w)rite post about the picture that prompted her story. And let me say, the best first sentence isn't the only thing that grabbed me. This story is disturbing, raw, and thought-provoking,… Continue reading Best first sentences #3.