Begin Again

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Nature at work

You can't hear it, but this bugger was chattering at me to leave!

The remaining color left in our woods.

Have you noticed that Blue Jays are becoming infrequent visitors in urban areas. Had to go to Galena to catch a glimpse of this one...The crows were too quick to get a photo of them.

I just love Galena cows...California's got nothing on them

You should have been there

A Galena Field

The Farmer's Oak Tree

Back from Galena with tons to do. Tonight is open mic up north in the city. I haven't finished my ghost story...actually, I've hit a wall with it. I put it away and dug out some old work to read tonight. I'm reading my micro fiction story "Barbedwire and Black Polish" and a short short story called,"Following Mother",which is a funny story about two sisters who think their mother has joined a cult, so they decide to follow her one night. The micro story is about two women in a nail salon. It also has a funny edge.
I would have preferred to have written and read an honest to goodness ghost story. It seems most of my writing in fiction is funny. I hate that. I don't start out that way..it just happens. I do actually crack myself up...but I want my writing to be more serious. Swimming against the current I fear. It doesn't help that my printer isn't working. I should relax and realize that people like funny at open mics. My writer girlfriends are going with me and reading their micor fiction stories. B wrote the most amazing witch story. It has an amazing twist to it at the end....which is what a micro story should have...not easy to do in 300 words. It should be a fun evening. There is going to a featured writer tonight. An incredible poet from Indianapolis. A few months ago I heard her read her poetry...it was hilarious. When I talked with her after open mic she said she reads the funny stuff at open mics. So I guess it's going to a funny night.