Category Archives: Writing

The Best $5 I Ever Spent

Posted on June 15, 2014 by russtowne

The Best $5 I Ever Spent By Russ Towne I just had to have a car. I ached for one. Unfortunately, I was only fifteen and had a mere $300 in savings. Earning just a buck thirty-five an hour I … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Humor, Non-fiction Stories I've Written, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, True Stories I've Written, Writing | Tagged first car, humor, non-fiction stories, teenager | 38 Comments

What You’ve Missed

Posted on June 11, 2014 by russtowne

Those who don’t follow my flash fiction and short story fiction blog titled Imaginings of a Grateful Man http://imaginingsofagratefulman.com missed about a dozen flash fiction and short stories in just the last week including those about: A survivor of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Choices, Courage, Fiction I've Written, Flash Fiction, Freedom, Ingenuity, Short Stories, Teamwork, Writing, Youth | Tagged fiction, flash fiction, grateful, imaginings, short stories, slavery, Titanic, WWII | 8 Comments

A Delightful Visit, an Error, and Some Updates

Posted on June 8, 2014 by russtowne

I had a delightful lunch with a fellow blogger and friend I got to meet in person for the first time last Friday. It occurred to me that I haven’t gotten permission to say who it was so I’ll just … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, Friendship, Writing | Tagged anthologies, anthology, authors, fiction, friends, Friendship, non-fiction, short stories, stories, writing | 26 Comments

What’s in a Name?

Posted on June 7, 2014 by russtowne

I’ve begun writing a lot of fiction and constantly need to think up more names for new characters. I’ve decided to honor my blogging friends and supporters by using parts of their names in various places in the fictitious stories, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged fiction, short stories, writing | 5 Comments

Taking the Next Step

Posted on June 5, 2014 by russtowne

It’s been a while since I last update many of you reading the team indie publishing projects. Over fifty writers are participating with a total of about 137 of their creations. For many these anthologies are their print publication debut, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories, Teamwork, Writing | Tagged anthologies, anthology, authors, books, collection, fiction, Heart Whispers, indie publishing, non-fiction, Palpable Imaginings, poems, poetry, poets, short stories, Slices of Life, stories, teamwork, writers | 11 Comments

A New Story

Posted on June 3, 2014 by russtowne

I just posted my first attempt at flash fiction on my short story fiction site named Imaginings of a Grateful Man. It is called The Patsy. You can find it here: https://imaginingsofagratefulman.com. It is also below. I plan to post … Continue reading →

Posted in Suspense, Writing | Tagged author, elder abuse, fiction, flash fiction, short stories, stories, suspense, writer, writing | 12 Comments

Now What?

Posted on June 3, 2014 by russtowne

We hit the targeted number of 24 stories for the non-fiction group effort anthology Slices of Life featuring selected stories from eleven writers! At this point, the writers are: Sheri de Grom Koji D. Kanemoto Teresa Karlinski Mimi Krumholz Kimberly … Continue reading →

Posted in Teamwork, Writing | Tagged anthology, authors, books, collections, Slices of Life, teamwork, writers | 24 Comments

Projects to Help Writers & Poets Get Published and/or Grow their Fan Base

Posted on May 21, 2014 by russtowne

As we near the deadline for presentations for possible inclusion into the three anthology projects, 28 writers and poets have chosen to participate, so far including approximately: 20 poets contributing 44 poems for Heart Whispers 5 writers contributing 12 fictional … Continue reading →

Posted in Story Writing Adventures, Teamwork, Writing | Tagged anthologies, authors, books, collaboration, fiction, non-fiction, poems, poetry, poets, stories, teamwork, writers | 15 Comments

Great Storytelling and Poetry

Posted on May 18, 2014 by russtowne

I learned in songwriting that a great lyric is a story that grabs the listener and makes them laugh, cry (tears of joy or sadness), moves them (possibly literally to the point of dancing), or be inspires to take action … Continue reading →

Posted in Hope, Inspiring, My Beliefs, Spirit, Writing | Tagged Hope, inspiring, Love, poems, poetry, poets, sharing, spirit, stories, writing | 8 Comments

Project Updates

Posted on May 10, 2014 by russtowne

Thank you for helping to spread the word to writers and poets about the three anthologies I’m compiling. My goal is to help as many writers and poets get published this year as possible and to help those who are … Continue reading →