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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. Reeves2 days ago in Writers
Writing Reflections: Echo Cries. Top Story - September 2026.
Happy Saturday once again, my friends! I’m back with another Writing Reflection. This week, I want to focus on a poem that falls under a category that I write quite often: poetry based on mythology. If you have followed my profile for a while, you have probably noticed that I like to write poetry based on Greek and Roman mythology. In particular, I like to write this kind of poetry using variations of the poem style of the nonet, but instead of nine lines, I use twelve or, sometimes, thirteen lines (although this is rare, and usually only because I have miscounted and don’t want to go through the work of rewriting the poem to be twelve lines).
By Stephanie Hoogstad5 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 3 days ago in Writers
Are You Dark Enough. Top Story - September 2026.
Are you dark enough? Would you challenge yourself to be darker? Is it something you could embrace? Or would you fear being darker or embracing the darkness inside you? For this particular reason, if you can't embrace the darkness, you're out of your depth.
By Jason Morton8 days ago in Writers
Writing Reflections: Neuschwanstein Castle. Top Story - September 2026.
Happy Saturday, folks! I’m back with another Writing Reflection. Today, I want to talk about a unique kind of poem. I suppose that you could call it an ekphrasis because it talks about art, though I never really have seemed to have mastered this type of poem—which might be exactly why I should talk about it a Writing Reflection.
By Stephanie Hoogstad19 days ago in Writers
Musings, Jokes, and Dreams to Wake Me Up 1. Top Story - August 2026.
I have a certain routine that I like to keep, but that hinges on me waking up within a certain timeframe. Sometimes, I don’t wake up within that timeframe and it winds up being afterwards, but it isn’t as if I can’t still do many of the things that I want to do throughout the day. But everything gets pushed back, or I often wind up with less time for certain things, etc. That will bother me if I do it too often, because I’m not being so strict with the timeframe in which I need to be up and starting to get ready. It’s not like I’m asking too much of myself. As long as I’m up and starting the necessities between 7:30 A.M. and 8:30 A.M. I’m happy. Too often I am not starting to do anything until a half an hour or an hour after. Every once in a while is OK. But I don’t want it to become a habit.
By Stephen Kramer Avitabileabout a month ago in Writers
Who's ready?. Top Story - August 2026.
Who's ready for going back to school? Are the teachers and students really ready? Are they, or aren't they? They wait and wait for holidays and summer breaks to get away somehow. Do they really like to teach? I think they do but with everything that this profession includes, I believe, that they endure and they continue to plan what to do each year that they are a part of the noblest profession.
By Mark Grahamabout a month ago in Writers
Le Guin Apprenticeship Journal II. Top Story - August 2026.
Hmm, grammar. English grammar, at that. Notoriously, a shifting tapestry of inconsistently applied rules, as full of loopholes as the first hand-knitted jumper of an enthusiastic amateur. I myself am such an amateur. Of grammar, that is; jumpers I leave to the professionals. (One encounter with an ill-fitting bobble hat was enough for me, thanks.) I swear, I paid attention in class, but my grammar, like my handwriting, remains strongly a matter of instinct and vibes. I'm trying to make changes. I'm taking a proofreading course, and I'm reading up on those shifting "rules" I mentioned. Accidental Apostrophe by Caroline Taggart is, so far, very engaging and not at all schoolmarm-ish. I've made it to the "hanging hyphen," and I haven't given up yet. Next on my list is Bill Bryson's Troublesome Words , and after that I'll be looking for recommendations, so if you happen to have any, I'd be extremely grateful. (Especially relating to commas, which look set to be my nemesis.) So please do drop them in the comments!
By Lauren Everdellabout a month ago in Writers
Fighting My Inner Battle . Top Story - August 2026.
I’ve always had an idea of the person I want to become. When I try to picture myself, I see someone who is confident, kind, encouraging, and comfortable with who she is. I try to make people feel heard and cared for. In this imagination, I also see myself interacting with kids and animals because they bring a relaxed energy, especially toddlers and babies.
By Elena Balogovaabout a month ago in Writers
