The Writer's Workout

Twenty-Five Yards to Life by Deidra Whitt Lovegren First Place That’s my name and my number, but it’s not me. With a flick of my thumb, I pop open a black umbrella and square up behind a rusty chain-link fence. Fresh cut grass takes me back to the start of my own NFL career—before the chronic pain, relentless lawsuits, and crazy carousel of ex-wives ruined my life. Did it always rain like hell during training camp? The players don’t seem to notice the wet jerseys stick

Teacher's Pet by Thomas Second Place Everybody hated Colin O’Dowd. He was a snake, a stool pigeon, a rat. We didn’t have much to amuse ourselves at Bede Middle, but one thing we did like was making soggy moggys– wetting toilet paper and throwing it at the ceiling. Stevie Allen had it down to a fine art. He said some of his pieces had been on the ceiling since the first term. I liked to imagine that in 3000 years, some archaeologists excavating our school would loo

Hi! I'm S.E. Reed, an award-winning multi-genre Indie Author and volunteer at The Writer's Workout. I want to welcome you to the second...

Goose Chase by Danielle Ice Second Place Cindy stared hard out the window of her bedroom and into the driveway, inspecting the cars...

I did make an attempt last week. I attempt to write most weeks; I usually fail brilliantly on the execution so for weeks like last week,...

It's Indie Author Sunday! Every other Sunday, we're posting an interview with a different indie author along with posts about them on all...

It's Indie Author Sunday! Every other Sunday, we're posting an interview with a different indie author along with posts about them on all...