Finding inspiration through photography & simplicity: Inspiration — Taming the dragonfly — boy makes magic. Can you tell a story in six words inspired by a photo? This is a collection and kudos for the stories from the 75+ writers who participated in my 6-Word Photo Story Summer Challenge (2021) — which inspired me to create this new publication, Six Word Photo Story Challenge! To find out how the boy tamed the dragonfly, read the full story…

The cost of winning — I was a small, scrawny, timid 9-year old kid in the classroom, but when the bell rang for recess, I was the bravest girl at the playground. …

And made me a superstar — Her name was Lila. She had the body of a ballerina, dirty blonde hair, and long brown eyelashes. She was the most beautiful and bossiest girl in my Grade 5 class. I was in awe of her. For some reason, she picked me to be her best friend that year…

Spring Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Nature Art” — Room with view — built by hand. Can you create a piece of “nature art,” take a photo of it, and tell a story about your experience in six words? If you’d like to submit to the Six Word Photo Story Challenge and participate in the May & June Spring “Nature Art” Challenge, see full details and…

Spring Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Nature Art” — Two eyes, mouth — all it takes. During a forest hike, my son picked up this block of snow from the ground, stood it up, and within seconds — gave it life. Can you create a piece of “nature art,” take a photo of it, and tell a story about your experience in six words? If you’d…

2022 Cooking Challenge (#14 Shrimp Pasta) “I can’t believe I cooked it!” — My cooking challenge continues — this is #14 of 24 food dishes that I’ve cooked (that I’ve never cooked before). You can read my initial cooking challenge here. My relationship with “TeeKay” — (The Kitchen) is doing well, especially when she makes things easy for me! It was Sunday night…

Spring Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Nature Art” — Nature provides material to empower creativity. The submissions for “Nature Art” are coming in slowly — I’m providing an update to our readers, 13 days into the challenge. I’m surprised that only 15 submissions have been published (since May 1st) that meet the expectations. …

2022 Cooking Challenge (#13 Veggie Lasagna) “I can’t believe I cooked it!” — My cooking challenge continues — this is #13 of 24 food dishes that I’ve cooked (that I’ve never cooked before). You can read my initial cooking challenge here. My relationship with “TeeKay” — (The Kitchen) is coming along. …

Spring Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Nature Art” — Simplicity with sunlight, water, and five. During an afternoon walk, I picked up five pieces of debris that either naturally fell due to natural causes or I assume, had been picked by a human and discarded on the forest floor. I came across each piece (a red flower, a yellow buttercup, a leaf, a blow flower…