The Way Out
It's April 4th and there's another snow storm on the way. If only I had been savvy enough to spend this last winter in Mexico this snowfall might not feel like a personal attack. But things as they are, here I sit beside my space heater, drinking kombucha, updating my blog and dreaming about summer. One thing I know this summer will bring will be my first attendance to the Northwoods Writer's Conference. I'm excited to meet and learn from other writers. After all, we can only get better at the things we devote ourselves to! I thought I'd share the short story I submitted with my application. It's an easy read. The story actually started after a friend suggested over beers that we each write a short story about someone who falls off of a turnip truck. I accepted that challenge and rose the stakes by suggesting we also reference a Journey song in our stories. (One must have just played on the radio). Well, when sobered up this idea didn't seem so great to