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Gunn, The Muse
A writer needs a muse, but what happens when that muse takes a break? Do muses take breaks? Find out what one writer has to deal with when she has writer's block.
Like any youngster, Frizzle is full of questions. In this story his Grandmother tries to help him understand why he needs naps, vegetables and where worms sleep. Frizzle's Questions
In an attempt to explain the horrors of Sept.11th to my son, I discovered that it's rather hard to explain terrorism to a 5 year old. So the writer in me sat down and thought about how Frizzle might react if dragons he knew had been hurt. His parents try to explain it to him, but they too have a difficult time of it. Frizzle Learns About Bad Dragons
Have you ever wondered what would happen in the future? What about cloning? What if the President of a major country were to be cloned without the people's knowledge? I thought about it one day, and came up with this short piece of speculative fiction called Darkness Behind The Desk A shadowy and unexpected figure is pulling the strings behind the Presidency, will the country be lead to glory or ruin?
A dark piece of writing, "I Want" was an experiment. The story came to me while I was puttering about the kitchen. It's rather hard to describe. A woman is late, by over four hours. What's happened to her, and where is she? What must her significant other be feeling? These questions are answered, but I must include a sensitivity alert. "I Want" may make you cry, but my hope is that you will take your loved ones and hold them tight. Never take them for granted. Hell can come in a heartbeat.