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Diane Holcomb

Diane Holcomb

When Innocence Wore Your Brother’s Baseball Glove

There was a time when young men went courting. They knocked on the front door carrying a bouquet of flowers, greeted the parents, and…

Oct 24, 2017

When Innocence Wore Your Brother’s Baseball Glove

Oct 24, 2017

Diane Holcomb

Three Tips for Writers Who Get Blocked by Perfectionism

How many times does the heavy hand of perfectionism weigh down your writer’s hand, make mincemeat of your ideas, and damn the flow of words…

Oct 7, 2017

Three Tips for Writers Who Get Blocked by Perfectionism

Oct 7, 2017

Diane Holcomb

Book review: Mr. Dickens and His Carol

Sep 28, 2017

Sep 28, 2017

Diane Holcomb

A Pep Talk for Writers Who Think They Suck

“I suck at writing!”

Sep 22, 2017

A Pep Talk for Writers Who Think They Suck

Sep 22, 2017

Diane Holcomb

Before the Bulldozers Came

I remember playing the horses, the two of us, heading for the track in my used Mercury Sable on one of those dusty Autumn afternoons. The…

Apr 15, 2017

Before the Bulldozers Came

Apr 15, 2017

Diane Holcomb

When the Knock Comes

Palo Alto Weekly 26th Annual Short Story Contest First Place Adult

Apr 13, 2017

Apr 13, 2017

Diane Holcomb

The Jesus Chair

I put that chair out at night. You know the one, the Jesus chair? The straight-backed chair from mama’s set of four that I kept after she…

Apr 9, 2017

The Jesus Chair

Apr 9, 2017

Diane Holcomb

Only the Lonely

The last cable car for the night, and a man with a hat slouches in the back. A woman swings on, tugging her skirt over her knees as she…

Apr 8, 2017

Only the Lonely

Apr 8, 2017

Diane Holcomb

Diane Holcomb

Freelance copywriter, novelist. Give me a dusty trail, and a book with a spine, and I’m happy. www.SquirrelsintheDoohickey.com

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