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This piece has been hanging on the wall of my home in a frame between framed photos of myself and my father in our military uniforms. The Author is unknown and it has been posted on the Internet but I feel compelled to post it here for all my fellow writers pleasure.

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This is my entry in the Lorian Hemingway contest. Hoping to nit this before the first of the month.

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My journey home after thirteen months of war.

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This is my life story based on diary entries that I have written over the last couple years. This novel will be a legacy to my mother and hopefully it will inspire someone. Please comment on the consistency of my writing. What parts do I need to remove or clarify? Do you want to read the next chapter? Please feel free to let me know if you see a grammatical error. Thank you and enjoy!

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Just some things that happen to occur to me.

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A short memoir showing a photograph as more than one dimensional.

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I think this describes itself?

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My true story of my love life and my daily walk in love and passion Would be for humor content but 'alas' word count!!!! So just for fun...

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Eve was not the first female born. She was just one of many but she lucked out in the Russian roulette game of survival. Because of her, all women alive today are sisters.

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This is a short article about preventing falls as we age. I am trying to write to a general audience, so please let me know if I use too much medical jargon. FYI, this is not a novel.

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This story is based on actual events. It is a piece of a book I am working on. So into the gauntlet I go. See you on the other side!

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An essay actually detailing when I write at my best ... and worst.

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For forty-four years I have been training dogs using techniques I learned in my adolescence while living at my father's gun-dog kennel. This book attempts to teach you how to live in harmony with your dog

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Always speak up... It is the only defense against bullying!

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All you ever wanted to know about salt, it's uses, where it's found and it's benefits and risks to man and his environment

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As Halloween, my favorite holiday, fast approaches, I thought I'd share this tidbit with my TNBW family. I submitted this to the Southern Sin essay competition back in July and have yet to hear a word either way, so I figure it's okay to share. This is creative non-fiction, narrative non-fiction, memoir, essy, opinion--not sure what to call it, but it happened. Yes, I started a war on Facebook.

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One has to write Bios for backs of books, for curious publishers---lots of places. This one---hey, it's SHORT!---is a new one that rock-skips across a bunch of Time. Feedback wanted has to do with whether it's of sustained interest and sufficient info. How would you feel about getting this after you requested a bio on someone?

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Remember all those "white elephants" your Aunt Bessie had? And how they were pushed onto family members after her death? How did that term get attached to those household "extras" that were useless but too good to toss? Want to guess? You already KNOW? Feedback appreciated will include pacing, interest sustained (or not), general reaction. Hey, it's SHORT!

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Another short selection from "For the Writers among Us." Does this hold your interest? Should it be longer? Shorter? Non-existent?

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A short narrative nonfiction which may get your back up. . . . Go ahead, laugh it off! As usual, I need to know whether you "wanted" to keep reading---even if only to hate it more. C'mon! If you've ever participated in a writing class, you're probaqbly familiar with each of these types---and ARE one yourself!

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Although dissimilar in appearance and personalities, the two B.E.L.L. cats (Big Ears with Long Legs) are little known but with special abilities in common. . . . Need to know (1) your interest level and (2) pace. Was it worth your time? Sorry, I LOVE the big kitties!

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Filliam in Wonderland. She thought she "knew" the wildlife of this world. But eureka! What a find. Does this interest you? Hold your attention? Make you hesitate to leave the house at night? Hey, this is true, true, TRUE!

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My advise for the upcoming political fray

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A certain white tiger cub has gene pool deficiencies that limit, limit, limit . . . and will he survive? What I would like to know: 1) Does this hold your interest? 2) Is the pace "less than" or "fully" satisfactory? 3) Does the story have emotional impact FOR YOU?

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A few recent postings (thanks jb) got me to thinking, how do you describe the sight of night falling? I found it to be a great exercise. All feedback welcome, as always.

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The Wildlife Foundation specializes in exotic cats---but has NO lions! Now it's fixit time. Would LIKE feedback on pace, info "painlessly gleaned" and your interest level. Does it hold up? Is it too predictable?

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True story little known of a bobcat. Feedback wanted is chiefly your interest level, pace, concern (mine) for "wasted" words. Do the living creatures in this tale come alive?

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Run Barefoot on Cactus is a journey of love, betrayal, death and renewal. It all happened a short three month adventure in lower Baja Mexico. Because I am both the writer and protagonist of this true adventure, I question is if this story will have appeal to readers and what my target audience might be. Does the first chapter work? Would readers want more?

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Short essay on baseball today and yesterday. All feedback welcome esp. style, likelihood of reading other pieces

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Any feed back welcome. This is a story I've waited forty three years to tell.

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This is non-fiction. I guess you would call it nature writing, since it's not really personal enough to be called Memoir. I sure had fun going tracking with expert trackers Richard and Jim! Now you know, in case you had any doubts, that I'm weird enough to think roaming around a hillside looking at scat, tracks, and other stuff is actually fun.

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This is a story about the time in March 2007 that four tornadoes converged on my parent's farm and the destruction, devastation, trauma, loss, and sorrow it brought to our family. It is also about the sense of hope, help, growth, triumph, strength, family, friends, faith, and community that came along with it. There's even a weird sort of humor thrown in here and there . . . I hope you enjoy it. Unfortunately, due to the number of natural disasters we have going on in our country (and the world over)in recent years, it is a story we share with too many others . . .

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Two contentive cousins race their pet rabbits. This narrative nonfiction is mighty small but (to me) it's unforgettable . . . and Bill is recently deceased. Help from readers encouraged---but remember as you tell me "how to" rewrite that this story is defined AND limited by "the facts" as I recall them.

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