Tag: stories
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8 Goals for 2016 (Because I Don’t Believe in Resolutions)
I don’t do resolutions. To me, resolutions are failed attempts to get in shape, eat better, and swear less. I could probably set all those goals. I could become a gym queen with killer biceps. Ehh. I own a treadmill. I use it. I eat ok. Salads for lunch a lot, probably too many nachos…
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Like Stories about Collapsing Lungs and Crocodiles?
I consider myself an optimistic pessimist. Meaning, I hope for the best, even if my thoughts don’t naturally go in that direction. But lately, I’ve been complaining A LOT. Sleep is a big part of keeping me on an even keel. If I am short on sleep, I act like a bad version of myself.…
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Burning Down the Page with Plath
“My night sweats grease his breakfast plate.” The line caught me, stopped me from flipping the page. I whispered it to myself. Rolled it around on my tongue. Tasted it. This line is from the poem “The Jailor” which appears in the poetry collection, Ariel. Ariel was the manuscript Sylvia Plath left behind when she…
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Finding Peace in a Room Full of Stories
When I lived in NYC, I worked as a visual stylist at Saks Fifth Avenue. My days were spent up and down ladders, applying graphics, dressing and re-dressing mannequins, painting, moving furniture around the floor, and putting together chandeliers. You name it; we pretty much did it. It was inspiring. It was thrilling. It was…
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I Wrote a Story + Editors Liked It = Story Published
So. It. Happened. One of my stories was accepted for publication. You can read my flash fiction story “Everything They Said About You” at The Electronic Encyclopedia of Experimental Literature. Here it is: https://theeeel.com/everything-they-said-about-you-pamela-dewey/. Queue corks popping, dancing in the streets, general debauchery, etc. When I received the email stating the story was accepted, I…
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Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
Writing starts with an idea. Simple enough. Until you’re on deadline, cursor blinking faster than you can form a sentence, heart thumping in your chest, doubts erasing all thoughts of your writing ability. What is the story about? Who are the characters? What is climax? How will it end? To begin a story, you just…
Writer Pam Dewey 