Prose, Poetry, and Pictures
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Nancy Ellen Dodd
This morning, I had the pleasure of meeting one of the people who really illuminated the writing craft for me, at the first Southern California Writers Association meeting of 2014. The meeting was a huge success; Nancy gave a powerful presentation, and I am glad to have been there. A big Thank You to Nancy…
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Ligeia's Warning
Caleb Jacobo. (1988–PRESENT). Initial Draft. Public Writing Journal. 2014. Ligeia’s Warning THE ARGUMENT.—This poem can be supposed to have taken place moments before the great war in heaven broke out between one-third of the Angels and their God. Ligeia, my fictional wife of Satan, propositions her husband in one last desperate attempt to dissuade him from war on…
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Daphne, a Poem
Thank you for visiting my public writing journal! This poem I’ve been working on for the past week; I hope you enjoy! “Daphne” by Caleb Jacobo Mid-December snows whirl round the farmhouse As Tom wends out the door with late Daphne, Says he, “I’ll bury her by the Laurel Tree — Tonight she’ll…
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Everett Ricocheted: A Holiday Tragedy
Thank you for visiting my public writing journal, and Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it. I have a special holiday story for you today! I had the idea for this prompt a few days ago, but I have been so busy with other writing projects, I didn’t have a chance to sit down and…
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Veterans Day Brawl: A Middle-Grade Mystery
Welcome to my public writing journal, and Thank you to our Veterans! I’m glad you stopped by; I have a special treat for you today. Over the past three days, I’ve been working on a sketch for a Middle-Grade short story. The first day, I spent several hours on story structure and development. Day two,…
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Happy Halloween
For those who celebrate it; Happy Halloween! I wanted to do a fun themed writing exercise this morning for Halloween, so I came up with the prompt, “Three real witches arrive at a party” Based on this I started writing, seat of my pants, which I only do in exercise mind you, and I had…
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East of Ethan
Thank you for visiting my public writing journal. This writing exercise was inspired by a passage out of one of my favorite Steinbeck novels. You can guess which one by the title. I spent an hour sketching this out yesterday—the 22nd—and a good hour today—the 23rd—spent revising and editing. The exercise goal for myself here…
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Detective Jimmy Hallaren of New Mexico
I wrote this scene sketch this morning to play with my sentence construction. I hope you enjoy the read. Narcotics Detective Jimmy Hallaren sat in an early model Ford sedan, in the New Mexico desert three miles outside of Santa Fe, his .40 caliber pistol, unholstered, on the passenger seat, his bearded, cracked hand resting…
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The Strangest Hat and the Oddest Girl
Sophie’s wiry fingers quivered violently as they pressed glue in place, attaching a lace veil to a felt bonnet she had laid out on her workbench; her joints swelled; if she stopped now, she might sleep through the night without waking in painful sweats; but Sophie would not take a break; if Sophie stopped making…
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One Flew Over the Food Court
Yasmin and I took the kids to the Shopping Mall on Saturday after our workout. We promised Adam to buy him the latest Blox constructible. It was still morning; the food court scuffled with cuckoos and stirred with the stale stench of the dying; but my gut moaned and the family agreed; lunch must come…