Faye Rapoport DesPres

Turtle Soup - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine by Emily Hall After Alice makes her own funeral arrangements, she drives twenty miles to the next town, where there’s a little dingy diner that still serves turtle soup. No one else she knows will eat...

Delighted to have this weird morsel of a story in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social’s new issue, which features so many good stories!! “Turtle Soup” was inspired by my great-grandmother, who took herself to lunch after planning her own funeral. 🐢 #flashfiction #writersky #booksky #microfiction

Hush - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine by Charlotte Hamrick The stereo in Mamaw’s house sat close to the window so she could listen to music while she shelled butterbeans or peas or snapped string beans on the porch. Mamaw said she liked d...

“…shelling vegetables on her own mamma’s porch when air conditioning was only a wish in the wind.” @charhamrick.bsky.social

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You are probably right! They are so sweet.

Love my #BackyardWildlife.
#Bunny

For one brief day, we had a hint of what’s to come. Sun! Temperatures in the 70s! But tomorrow, for another week, it’s back to jackets and boots. Welcome to #NewEngland! #SpringIsOnTheWay

I really have nothing special to say today, so the cat. #cats #catsofbluesky #Tobias

Me, too!

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Do you ever get the sneaking suspicion that your cat is looking down on you? 😅 Tobias wishes you a happy and peaceful weekend, friends!

Good night. #Thoreau

Good night. #cats #catsofbluesky

Early morning lunar #eclipse in Cambridge.

#peace

Trying to help the #backyardwildlife during all this snow. #squirrel

It’s…#snowing in #Boston.

I did exactly that - and it turned into the book Soul to Soul: Tiny Stories of Hope and Resilience. Go for it!

The tangents are often the gold. :)

Good morning, #5amwritersclub. Pull up a seat and I’ll brew the coffee.

It works both ways :)

Yes!

Good morning, #5amwritersclub. #snow

You’ve got this.

TGIF. If you are feeling preoccupied or something tough is happening in your life, give yourself a break. Write it out, give yourself permission to write crap, or don’t write at all. Sometimes we have to let ourselves be. #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity

“Books are like mirrors. You only see in them what you already have inside of you.” - Carlos Zafron.

Write until you see what’s inside of YOU reflected on the page, #5amwritersclub.

A new five-star review at Waterstone's for "Toys at Night," illustrated and designed by artist @anya-lauchlan.bsky.social -- also available in the U.K. and Europe through www.goldfishbooksuk.com #childrensbooks #books #writingcommunity #booksky

You can follow the trail or blaze one of your own, #5amwritersclub.

You’re very welcome!

From the #writing guru: a tip for the #5amwritersclub. Don’t sweat anything in your first draft — grammar, sentence structure, style, even plot. Just get your ideas onto the page (or screen). Give yourself some clay to work with. You can shape it into a beautiful vase later.

👍🏼

Good morning, #5amwritersclub. Let’s attack a few clichés today.