I tried my hand at a 50-word story and soon learned that it isn’t easy to write a full story in exactly 50 words. The original attempt was 140 words. I sliced it down to 100, which wasn’t that difficult. Cutting it to 50, however, was where I really struggled. My aim was to capture a… Read More New work up at 50-word stories
I recently had to say goodbye to my dog, Beebs. She was almost 15 and had been sick on and off for weeks. She couldn’t walk well, I often had to hold her as she peed, and she had been pooping in the house for over a year. Her hair was falling out, she wouldn’t… Read More Eulogy for Beebs, the best damned dog in the world
I’m hunkered down at the Loussac Library here in Anchorage, sitting at a table facing the windows. The sun is that deep blue that hits just before dusk and I feel restless and itchy, the way I always do at the end of the day (or at least, the end of the daylight), as if… Read More Louisa May Alcott, I love you
Seward, Alaska is a dream. Or at least it was when we were there this past weekend. Perfect blue skies, sunshine, temps in the mid-30s. What is it about small towns that are so enticing, that suck you in, cause you to slow down and savor each moment? That is what we did: We savored.… Read More Hanging out in Seward, Alaska
Tomorrow we pack up the SUV, grab our running shoes and the dog and head down to Seward for a book signing at Cover to Cover bookstore. I was lucky enough to live down in Seward for almost two years, writing and editing The Seward Phoenix Log. It was a bittersweet time. I loved living… Read More Dreaming of Seward
I love solitude, love being alone, love the way silence folds around my head and shuts out the world until nothing exists but my thoughts and the wind (if I am outside) or the cats purring (if I’m inside). I write best after being alone for a few hours, and in those hours I seemingly do… Read More Of Writing and Solitude
Cinthia Ritchie 