Pretty Owl Poetry is an online quarterly journal publishing new, emerging, and established writers in poetry, flash fiction, and the visual arts. POP accepts experimental and traditional forms, and flash fiction masquerading as poetry, all with a lyrical quality. Submission Guidelines.
Author: mcullen
Marlene Cullen is enthusiastic about encouraging people to write, even those who think they can’t write. Her series of books, The Write Spot anthologies, features writing that entertains as well as inspires writing. Every story, vignette, and poem in The Write Spot books include writing prompts motivating readers to become writers.
Marlene hosts The Write Spot Blog, a treasure chest of inspirational gems for writers.
Fulfilling her passion for writing and sharing with others, Marlene has created unique writing environments such as Jumpstart Writing Workshops, where participants often experience transformational changes. Her workshops provide essential elements for successful writing.
Marlene is the founder of Writers Forum of Petaluma, a monthly literary event featuring presenters talking about the craft and business of writing.
Marlene's awarding winning short stories and essays have been published in literary journals, anthologies, and newspapers, including Tiny Lights, Building Bridges, More Bridges, Redwood Writers anthologies, and The Write Spot anthologies.
She is a member of the California Writer's Club.
A great adventure . . . Prompt #387
Write about a great adventure you would like to have.
What brave thing have you done? Prompt #386
What brave thing have you done? Write about a brave thing you did, or a brave thing your parents or your grandparents did.
What were you good at as a child? Prompt #385
What were you good at as a child? What creativity did you enjoy? Do you still enjoy this creativity, or have you stopped? Could you do it again? What is stopping your creative spark? What feeds your creativity?
If I didn’t have to do it perfectly . . . Prompt #384
If I didn’t have to do it perfectly, I would try . . .
Wish you had done or said differently. Prompt #383
Write about something you wish you had done or said differently.
Writing About Difficult Times In Your Life
Guest Blogger Nancy Julien Kopp writes about a topic I am passionate about: Healing through writing. WRITING ABOUT DIFFICULT TIMES IN YOUR LIFE When life hands us situations that hurt, we sometimes want to push it away, hide it in a closet. It’s too hard to bring it forth and try to deal with the misfortune. There are so many events in our life that create deep wounds and leave scars—the death of a spouse, losing a child, being in a terrible accident, losing a home to fire or a tornado, a difficult romance and break-up. The list could go on and on. I believe that writing about whatever happened has benefits. It is cathartic for the writer and can be a help to readers who have gone through a similar situation. You’re a double winner if you aid both yourself and those readers who have been through something difficult….
Fog Valley Winter by Frances Rivetti
Sometimes a book is so good, it needs to be shared: Fog Valley Winter by Frances Rivetti is exquisitely written and to be savored. This “Farmstead Fireside Companion” is, indeed, a comfort read. Frances has an amazing ability to turn research fact into a delightful work of art. I highly recommend Fog Valley Winter and look forward to reading future books by Frances Rivetti.
Stuck. Prompt #382
Write about things you can get stuck in.
Habits. Prompt #381
Habits! Write about your habits. Or write about someone’s habits. Do these habits annoy you? Endear you to the person? Habits. We all have them. Now, write about them.