Last day of the retreat! We gathered in the lounge for a group photo and some wrap-up activities, including a word count tally (DeeAnn came in 6th overall) and door prize drawing. There was a giant gummy bear involved. DeeAnn’s…
Rainforest Writers Village, Day Four
Today’s sightseeing highlight: Roosevelt elk! We had to drive a couple of miles down the road to find them, but there they were. One of them had antlers. Also in that field: cats! Two of ’em. I know what you’re…
Rainforest Writers Village, Day Three
“Fiction? I hate fiction!” That’s my new rallying cry. Sorry, you kinda had to be there. It snowed a little last night. We could still see some of it in the trees up on the mountain this afternoon: Today was…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Touchy”
I know, this one’s kind of all over the place. I couldn’t really get a good handle on it. But hey, it’s done. And that was the goal. (You? You get what you pay for.) Read “Touchy” at 512 Words…
Rainforest Writers Village, Day Two
First, the good news: – enjoyed a lovely pancake breakfast, courtesy of Patrick.– enjoyed a lovely talk on setting by Kat.– delicious sandwiches for lunch!– enjoyed a lovely talk on reading aloud by Mary.– nice salmon dinner and conversation with…
Rainforest Writers Village, Day One
Highlights from our first day at the Rainforest Writers Village: We arrived last night so we could spend today sightseeing, and we did. Recommended by both the AAA guy who gave us our Olympic Peninsula map and Shawn(sp?), the front…
SnoutCast #55: “Get on a Podcast with Ian, Part 2”
The conclusion to our two-part interview with Ian Tullis of Get on a Raft with Taft and Shinteki! [ Download mp3 – 33 MB ] 00:59 – “impolitic”02:05 – THE EXCITING CONCLUSION!02:12 – how ideas turn into puzzles04:18 – contributing…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Godwin’s Law”
It was pretty much inevitable that I’d use this title at some point. Also interesting: the scene in the archives comes directly out of a dream I had earlier this week, and there will be a longer version of this…
SnoutCast #54: “Get on a Podcast with Ian, Part 1”
This week, hear part one of our two-part interview with Ian Tullis of Get on a Raft with Taft and Shinteki! [ Download mp3 – 27 MB ] 01:00 – “politic”02:28 – Presidential pet trivia FAIL04:24 – current projects, generally…