Courtesy of http://hiox.org/4241-tomboy--meaning.php. A friend said she pictured me as the future mother of four girls. "I don't know about that," I replied. I knew I did not cut it when it came to the girl world. It was plagued with too many rules that I, as a writer, could not navigate. During college, I… Continue reading What are 5 Reasons why I never made it in Girl World?
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What Writers Learn
What Writers Learn "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Not true. Words hurt. They sting. Writers hurt more when they receive a message via text, email or phone that their work is not wanted.What writers learn depends on what they are willing to take away from their experience… Continue reading What Writers Learn
Falling in Love with Books
Words and Photos by Rebecca T. Dickinson I hate plants. Perhaps I should x-out my opening sentence, and put something more appropriate. But, I do hate plants. I admire them from far away or I take pictures, but I have nothing to do with a garden. Water nurtures the seed and soil. I know that much.… Continue reading Falling in Love with Books
The Family Owned
By R.T. Dickinson The Missouri man opened Joey's Lunchroom in Bamberg, South Carolina in 1868. Joey Langston had hired workers to build a two-story wooden building. They painted it blue and added a big white sign. The post-War city developed around the railroad. Memories of cotton and slaves were but whispers among Langston's customers. He hired… Continue reading The Family Owned
The Histories of a World: Real and Fictional
Words and Photo by Rebecca T. Dickinson Everything comes with history. Most people come with baggage. No matter the time period of your story, poem or the old newspaper article you have discovered as a source for a research paper, people of anytime can connect to history. With my background in history, I have tried make it pop and… Continue reading The Histories of a World: Real and Fictional
A Dose of Hemingway Reality
By Rebecca T. Dickinson Of all Ernest Hemingway's books and stories, To Have and Have Not is not the first recommendation from an editor. The book covers I found for To Have and Have Not mostly show sailboats or ships on the ocean on a bright blue day. The cover below depicts the real colors… Continue reading A Dose of Hemingway Reality
How Place Shapes Us
Words and Photos by Rebecca T. Dickinson Most people want to belong somewhere, and others never find a place to call their home. The never ending train, plane and car saga is their place. Just as characters are shaped by people who influence writers, for better or worse, land or cityscapes shape us. I cannot… Continue reading How Place Shapes Us
Legends of Love in the Spring
Words and Photos by Rebecca T. Dickinson According to legend, spring is the season to fall in love. Everything blooms and babies are born. In the spring of 2007, I remember thinking every animal was on schedule with the births of their babies. A duck, followed by her ducklings, crossed a walking path in April… Continue reading Legends of Love in the Spring
When Location Should Matter
I went across the bridge. I could not decide if I should wonder back, or journey toward what is unknown. The unknown is most secretive, and it shares not a single confidence with anyone or anything it knows. Bridges, rivers, buildings, and towns - with history etched or blasted into them - have always attracted me. As… Continue reading When Location Should Matter
Power of a Word, Part I
"Watch your language," my mom would say in one of my teen angst moments. My sixteen-year-old self replied, "Yes, ma'am." I waited for her to turn her back, and I muttered a smart mouth comment. The words can hurt, one word is all it takes, or the watch your words lectures entered my ears a… Continue reading Power of a Word, Part I
Corrie's Season 