Broke the oft-cited rule to “write what you know.” Better rule: Don’t dismiss what you know. Even better rule: Break rules.
Working Title: Hooligans
1st Sentence: The twins hovered at the lake edge, their hands scrabbling in the grass.
Favorite Sentence: The little fingers opened and in her lap landed a pulpy frog, a tiny thing, its breath pushed from the broken belly by an oblivious Terrible Two.
Word Length: 924
can't thank the Maine Arts Commission enough for granting her their 2012 literary fellowship, which she used to launch Daily Shorty. Claire writes, edits, coaches other writers, and blogs in Lewiston, where she stays sane by working on her scraggly yard, running 5Ks as slowly as possible, perfecting cracker recipes, and playing badminton. She spends the remainder of her free time with her sweet husband and perfect cats. You can contact Claire at dailyshorty@gmail.com.
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