(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Suspicious Person: Billy Brassfield · Writing Prompt by Sean McArdle Sean McArdle, Kansas Authors Club member from Winchester, England, recently added to a conversation that began with a question: “Where do stories come from?” He commented about a dispute he witnessed in a store. Sean set the scene: “Recently I was in a large department store looking at clothes and heard an argument between an assistant and … [Read more...] about Suspicious Person
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Bond Agent
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · "It's a Whole 'Nother Story" · Kathleen Carter, Hutchinson, Kansas, has been a bail bonding agent for fifteen years. Today she works for Owens Bonding Company. When a friend suggested the bonding business to Kathleen, her first thought was: “This could be interesting.” Since Carter had been working with the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP), she was already “used to dealing with the criminal … [Read more...] about Bond Agent
Icebreakers: Writing Prompts
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Writing Prompts · Today I have some "icebreakers" to share with you. You might find them valuable and fun as a tool in "breaking the ice" in a group of people who need a reason or excuse to start talking to one another. Or, they can be used as writing prompts for your students in a writing class. Each index card has a different question laminated on each side. I pass them out, one card per … [Read more...] about Icebreakers: Writing Prompts
