AS I WRITE I BREATHE

  WRITERS COLLECTIVE OF CANADA Hello everyone, I attended another great WCC workshop with other writers this week. These are great exercises, I enjoy hearing what my fellow writers have to say. It's always an enriching experience. Thank you for stopping by as always the pleasure is all mine. Prompt : Write about an idol What was it about Devon? I knew him from high school, where everyone was his friend. He didn't have the reputation of a popular student, yet everybody felt like navigating close to him gave them a real sense of security from the bullies. By the way, I saw the transformation of quite a few bullies in the years Devon walked or graced our school corridors is more accurate. He was not known to take advantage of this status, the befriender of all. The shy girls or boys would come out of their shells when he waved at them often stopping by to show genuine interest in them. I kept observing from afar, too shy to speak to him upfront.  Some students tried to find fault...

WRITERS COLLECTIVE OF CANADA Prompt: Write about something happy  Hello everyone, I've been writing less lately; life gets in the way at times, but I'm not giving up. Today, the workshop was, as always, great. There are a lot of talented writers all over this big world. I'm so glad to take part in these inspiring workshops it's always a good feeling when I start and finish a workshop. We get so much inspiration; it is a community that helps me get my juices flowing.  Of course, this is just a draft that came out in about 10 minutes of writing yet I'm pretty proud of it. Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy it. I called to let you know, I'm on my way home darlin', Joe said. The train is coming in at five fifteen, so you and the kids can expect me around eight-thirty. Don't come to the train station. I don't want you to have to travel with them. I'll be there as fast as I can. All right then, Sarah said before she bid him the goodbyes, s...