The Pub is the write place to go — When you have something to write, but no one wants to read it, The Pub is the write place to go. Have no worries; even the editors won’t read your articles (joking, we have to). 1. Rules we want you to follow 2. Topics we’re looking for 3. How to become a…

Not only because they rhyme — The sun provides illumination. The author has used it to capture these photos. The loons often cry out under the moon. Their haunting songs travel well across the water at nighttime when the only other birds who give a hoot are owls.

Malky McEwan is starting this group, or contest, or something. WE have between ten and fifteen questions out of twenty, so that readers have some warped idea of what we’re all about. Remember, we’re writers, which means we are not all right in the head. Here goes. What I’m reading…

I am talking about writers block. — This article was inspired by reading that Robin Wilding 💎was opening a pub, Ink &Tears. Robin has made it clear what type of writing she is looking for, and what she isn’t looking for. One of the subjects she does not wish to receive is how taking a brisk walk…

Sunflowers cannot live without incredible amounts of sunlight bending as they reach for the sun even on dark days. They are hearty, resilient, stubborn, and practical flowers, just the way I would describe Ukrainians. This is the perfect national flower for Ukraine. I’ll never forget the first days of the…

The joy of seeing live performances. — I have always had a love affair with music. When I was young, I would play DJ in my room, spinning 45’s and LP’s while crafting my own introductions in between. Back then, I wanted to be a DJ or veterinarian or both. Fast forward to today and music still…

My Fair Lady becomes fictitious — Flatter yourself, ’cause I won’t do it this time. There were signs, more than one, of clear lightning in your kindness. A flag, printed on your shirt, said: T_Dare. I couldn’t behold a double glare. What do you mean? T- like tiger? Dare as beware? Amazing vision on both sides…

A grandma can dream — The César Egido Serrano Foundation is organizing a flash fiction contest with $20,000 for the first prize (link at the end). All you have to do is write 100 words that people will vote for. There are no other constraints. Except for the deadline (end of September). As Albert Einstein…

A hair-raising story of the Maine woods — I was in a remote wilderness in northern Maine looking for a hidden trout stream when I was charged by a bull moose. Some grizzled codgers at the Wabanaki Fly Shop back in Bunkhaven had claimed this stream held trophy-sized brook trout and that fishing pressure was light because few…