September 1, 2024
memories - pins and needles - an ear wearing a dangly pearl earring
Published by Sandra Arnold at September 1, 2024
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Pins and Needles

As I pulled out the GPS, memories surfaced of Nat navigating the streets of New York decades earlier. Navigating the streets of every country we’d travelled in. He always used to say he carried maps in his head and if he needed to find the right direction, he simply lifted his mind above the car, looked down on the streets and visualised the right route.
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December 25, 2023
It was a matter of tradition at the holidays - image cover for nonfiction piece, with stockings by open fireplace
Published by Sally Quon at December 25, 2023
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A Matter of Tradition

Holiday traditions are a big part of every family, regardless of religion. It’s a time to gather, hold close the ones you love, and create new memories. Our family had changed. There were some traditions we needed to let go of and others to which we held tight.
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October 26, 2023
Published by Tandy Malinak at October 26, 2023
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Worldbuilding 101: Maps, the Story Blueprint

Your map represents the world your characters live in. It might be as small as a doll’s house or as large as a multi-galaxy supercluster, and that’s fine…provided you can keep it all straight.
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December 31, 2021
One Year Reflections
Published by Cyndi Lublink, JP DeNeui and Rita Mock-Pike at December 31, 2021
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One Year of Roosting: A Look Back on the First Year of the MockingOwl Roost

For me, being a part of MockingOwl Roost is part of a more significant thing that needed to be done within me, raising from the dead my ability to write.
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December 25, 2021
Published by Cyndi Lublink at December 25, 2021
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Christmas Traditions

I grew up in the ’60s.I believed in Santa Claus.We had a real tree every year with tinsel – real tinsel. And putting it up was a family affair. A tradition that continued into adulthood, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
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September 11, 2021
two young women hugging each other tiightly and smiling - when schizophrenia came
Published by Rita Mock-Pike at September 11, 2021
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When Schizophrenia Came: A Remembrance

Schizophrenia was not your end, though the incidents leading to your diagnosis did feel like it. Schizophrenia did not remove you from existence, though you were never recognizable as the sunny, bubbly, quirky girl we used to know after that diagnosis...
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