Traci Ashbe Dark Fantasy Author

August 6, 2020

Three Senryu and a Story 8/6/2020 Traci Kenworth

Dead windows wait forthe joy of the children onceroomed within their walls curtains hanglimp with dust as astillborn cries pictures decay while tears drop The House on Vasket Street Traci Kenworth They’d moved in three months ago. Dreams full. Hopes high. Delaney inspected her face in the passenger mirror window. Her face had filled out. She patted…

#tanka #haiku #poetry, a bit of seriousness, blogs, Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, Craft, Muse, Reading, senryu, Short stories, Writing and Poetry

blogs, Craft, Poetry, Writing & Poetry
August 6, 2020

Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 148 #SynonymsOnly

Check out the poetry!

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August 3, 2020

Writerly Things: Why Do Movies of the 1980s Seem Scarier Than Those of Today? Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 8/3/2020: Why is It the Best Horror Movies Seem to Have Been Made During the 1980s? Traci Kenworth I’ve been re-watching The Hitcher starring C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Rutger Hauer. It’s credited with the most shocking and disturbing scene in cinema history ever. That is when Jennifer Jason Leigh’s character,…

blogs, Craft, horror, Mystery/Thrillers

1980s, blogs, C. Thomas Howell, movies, Rutger Hauer, scary, The Hitcher
August 1, 2020

Five Links 8/1/2020 Traci Kenworth

Had a chaotic week with my mom going into hospital, family stress, and my son getting a job. All in all, things are looking up and we’re on the road to recovery. Five Links 8/1/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2020/07/the-vision-on-the-stairway.html “Forty years ago—today—I went to a birthday party for one of my best friends from…

blogs, Craft, Links, Links, MG & YA, Reading, Short stories, writers, Writing and Poetry, YA

blogs, Craft, Links, writing & reading links
July 31, 2020

Book Talk 7/31/2020 Traci Kenworth

Nothing new this week. I should be doing a review soon. Bestselling in Baby. Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers. Water Wipes Sensitive & Newborn Skin Baby Wipes. Luvs Newborn Diapers. Goodnights Bedwetting Underwear for Boys. Dr. Brown’s Original Nipple. Pull-ups Girls Training Pants. Breastmilk Storage Bags. Walk Through Baby Gate.

blogs, MG & YA, Reading, YA

blogs, book reviews, Books, Reading, YA
July 27, 2020

Writerly Things 7/26/2020 Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 7/27/2020: Back to the Basics Traci Kenworth How many have you been away from your writing life for a while? The Covid-19 shut down shop for more than just regular jobs across the world. It took it’s toll on writing as well. So how do we get back to where we were? Draw…

blogs, Craft, writers, Writing and Poetry, YA

blogs, Craft, Writing, Writing and Poetry, YA
July 26, 2020

The Vision on the Stairway

Forty years ago—today—I went to a birthday party for one of my best friends from high school. It was held in his second-story apartment in North Hollywood, and the place was packed. At one point in the festivities I went downstairs to the courtyard to chat with a couple of buddies. We sat there chewing…

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July 26, 2020

Five Links 7/26/2020 Traci Kenworth

Five Links 7/25/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://megdowell.com/2020/07/24/10-tips-for-eliminating-not-so-obvious-writing-distractions/ 2. 3. 4. 5. Research & Fun Tidbits: 1. https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com/2020/07/25/technological-nightmares-and-extra-work/ “I’ve been working on my storyboards in drips and drabs. Right now I have six in various stages of completion, and some are nearly complete. There are two stand alone novels, the finale of the Lanternfish trilogy,…

blogs, Craft, Links, Links, Reading, Short stories, writers, Writing and Poetry, YA

blogs, Craft, Links, writing & reading links
July 25, 2020

The Saturday Symphony #3

Originally posted on Tales Told Different: Hi guys, welcome to the 3rd edition of The Saturday Symphony I’m glad you are all well enough to read this, And I pray you get even better. Here’s a little poem to kick us off; First by day Last by night That which loves me most In days…

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July 24, 2020

Book Talk 7/24/2020 Traci Kenworth

What I’m reading in YA: Sightwitch by Susan Dennard, How to Write a Children’s Book by The Institute of Children’s Literature, The Book of Dust by Phillip Pullman, The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco, A Heart So Fierce & Broken by Brigid Kemmerer, Heir to Fire by Sarah J. Maas, and Through the…

blogs, Craft, horror, MG & YA, Reading, writers, Writing and Poetry, YA

book reviews, Books, Reading, YA