The Writer's Workout

Double Hashbrowns, Plain by Klaus Turk Third Place The paprikash recipe called for diced tomato, so Cheryl pulled the knife from the corpse's eye. Blood waterfalled to the floor. Frowning, she nudged the body over so that the floor by the counter didn't get slippery. She washed the knife off in the sink, scrubbing until her sponge turned from yellow to crimson to pink and back to yellow again. She tossed the sponge. With her implements clean, Cheryl began dicing. The medita

I must confess. I killed a notebook. It was a massacre: every page bloody with the ink of emptied pens.

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,...

The Five People You Meet in Heaven leaves you feeling nice and positive. It’s like taking the load off the shoulders for a while.