Am I Write? # 56 – You Just Keep On Writing Back

Even if I were to give up on writing, I would still have to write it down. – Ash  

Story Jots # 14 (b) – This Droid Heart

That breakfast seven days ago was two piping hot medium-sized pancakes, infused with strawberries and topped with whipped cream. Tera’s comfort breakfast. Her favourite part was when the chilled whipped cream made a sizzling sound each time Roomer added that final touch. She adored that sizzle and loved that special requested morning menu item. She ordered it only on the days when Dr. Cross travelled to or from Earth. When he departed for Earth, its taste made her feel better. When he returned from Earth, its taste made her feel everything. The remaining days of the week between when Dr. Cross was onboard, Tera didn’t care what she had to eat. Never mattered. Everything tasted the same. The rest of the menu was bland like how time felt when Dr. Cross was away from the space station. Her days and nights seemed long, drawn out, and completely drab. The only form of excitement she experienced was watching the calendar by her bed flip to a new date bringing her closer and closer to when she would see Dr. Cross again. See her Eric again.

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Am I Write? # 55 – Where’s There a Quill, There’s a Way!

Reading into things for me always turns out to be write. – Ash  

Story Jots # 18 – Right For The Juggler

The circus is over, now comes the real fun…

Am I Write? # 54 – It Can Get a Little Drafty

Writing’s a breeze when you start by airing out your thoughts first. – Ash  

Am I Write? # 53 – In a Blink of a Cursor

I look at a blinking cursor as the beating of the heart of my story. It’s up to me to keep it alive. – Ash  

Am I Write? # 52 – The Point of Entry

To feel paper. To glide my pen across a page. To smell leather. To move a silk bookmark from one day to the next. To journal, to write. – Ash  

Am I Write? # 51 – My Story Checks Out

When I can’t write, I read. I’ve since been reading, and now I’m writing again. That’s how stories go. – Ash  

Am I Write? # 50 – Bean There, Wrote That

Coffee shops for me are a mood. Sometimes changing the writing mood can put you in a writing mood. – Ash  

Am I Write? # 49 – Where Do I Start?

I don’t realize how many blank pages there are until I start writing. – Ash