Inspiration
The Woman He Loved
I have started reading those Reader's Digest Condensed Novels series. Do they really leave anything out. I don't think so. In reading 'The Woman He Loved' by Ralph G. Martin is all about the friendship/romance of Prince Edward and Wallis Simpson. Each chapter describes these two persons from their childhood through their histories. The second half of this book is what made the history books and his abdication from the throne and his marriage to Wallis. What do you think Prince Edward would think of Prince Harry and Megan? Two people no matter what should be together. Don't you think.
By Mark Graham5 days ago in Writers
Love In Flames. Top Story - September 2026.
The background photo was taken when wildfires raged across Los Angeles in January 2025, killing 31 people and levelling thousands of buildings. The fires were caused by environmental factors like drought and severe wind gusts, compounded by human choices around water supplies, urban planning, and firefighting budget cuts. In contrast, the caption is an adaption of the classic “what if we kissed…” template from the deep-fried meme era of the late 2010s and the happy absurdity popular at the time. Together, the elements create a nostalgic sense of joyful irreverence juxtaposed with the disaster; finding a little whimsy in the face of desolation.
By I. D. Reeves6 days ago in Writers
Mount Vernon A Love Story
This story is written by Mary Higgins Clark and is a novel of George and Martha Washington. The author has shared through research some historical facts of this first family of the US from their younger days to the end of George's presidency. It's a fictional account of their lives for even though the historical events were dramatized a little. It is a book of their relationships from their various parents and other relations to the people they met in their adult lives and the memories they lived, endured, survived and now remember till the end of their lives together.
By Mark Graham6 days ago in Writers
Through the Eyes of Bill Bixby. Top Story - September 2026.
Link to the Challenge: Thank you for the Challenge, Annie. I may forgive you one day. I had quite a few fears as a child. It is not worth my time listing all of them here, but I count my father, the odd bully, death, and the possibility that I just did not belong to the family I was with as a large part of the list. It was so bad that I reached the point, when we moved to the suburbs, that I could watch any horror film by myself and barely feel any fear (my mother wondered how I could sit in our basement on a Friday night watching some of the best years of Wes Craven and John Carpenter). To me, they were just cartoonish fantasies after everything else I faced and thought of.
By Kendall Defoe 7 days ago in Writers
Out on a Limb
Has anyone ever read Shirley MacLaine's novel 'Out on a Limb'? This book has been out for decades, and she even made the movie she starred. This is her book that helped her to understand who she really was and is. She always wondered and through several of her friends she finds out who she is and why she did and does them as in being an actress, author and mother. This is a book that will also have you thinking about who you really are or happen to be. It is a teaching book of spiritual ideas and sharing.
By Mark Graham7 days ago in Writers
A trail
The fog was thinning out and the whispering continued. I walked on till the path just stopped. I stood there, looked around, and decided maybe I should turn back and start back the way I came. That's when I heard "Make a left." I stood there and asked myself, "Should I?" Decided to make the left and it seemed to be going uphill and the fog seemed to be lifting a little bit more. The whisper said, 'Keep going." So, I kept going. The air still had a chill to it, but my shivering subsided a little. Keep walking, please.
By Mark Graham8 days ago in Writers
A Trail
North, South, East and West the fog was getting thicker and thicker as I was walking. There was a chill to the air, but I was not feeling cold. I had to stop for a little while and get my bearings for I seemed to be walking in circles, then I heard it. It wasn't a growl, but a whispering. I listened closer. It is a whispering. I started walking again and I heard the word 'Beware'. Stopping for a minute I answered in a whisper "What?" "Why?" The fog seemed to be thinning out and I could see further.
By Mark Graham8 days ago in Writers
I Didn’t Mean to Disappear
I didn’t plan to vanish from Vocal, not for this long... No dramatic exit, and it wasn't caused by any kind of creative burnout- I didn't make any grand announcement either. I simply stepped away for “a little while, yet it turned out to be longer than I thought,” and then life quietly rewrote the script.
By Jonathan Townend8 days ago in Writers
The First Draft Is An Alibi
My first draft is the version that makes me—the writer— look good . Or it makes the subject look bad. It’s not until three drafts later where the uglier, more honest sentences creep in. It’s those words I was avoiding because it implicates me too.
By tatiana vitas10 days ago in Writers
