Letter Writing (A Poem)
Pages of black ink on fiber The black blood of my heartaches, joys. Add a stamp—wings— And set them free. Image Credit: Dan Coulter, Creative Commons license
Author Archive for: Kathy
Entries by Katherine Cowley
Warning!! Watch for ZomBees
Sometimes graffiti just makes life better. A couple of weeks ago, we were driving on I-17 and at a rest stop saw this lovely sign: “WARNING!!! WATCH FOR ZOMBEES.” I can picture zombie bees rising out of this trash can and attacking. I think it would make a great movie. We’ll call it THEM! Okay, […]
An Open Letter to the NSA regarding PRISM, from a Writer
Dear NSA, News reports say that you are only investigating foreigners with your PRISM program. Yet if that was the truth, you would be losing an amazing surveillance opportunity. I’m sure that in the coming weeks or years, the way in which you are using PRISM to track Americans will become clear. Chances are that […]
10 Keys to Writing Dialogue in Fiction (and 2 Dialogue Exercises)
Original photo by Dimitris Papazimouris, Creative Commons license Key 1: Dialogue is an Expression of Character Dialogue is the impression of how people speak in real life, but actually much more interesting, with more forward motion. Dialogue is one of the core elements of storytelling, and it needs to be used well. Image Credit: Beppie […]
Writing Inspirations: “In Which Eve Names Everything Else”
My mini-play/story, “In Which Eve Names Everything Else,” recently won 2nd place in the 2013 Mormon Lit Blitz contest. (If you’re interested, you can also read the discussion of my play.) The stories that I write are often inspired by a strange combination of things that I’ve been interacting with. Sometimes I have no idea […]