Stefanie Allison’s second entry into the Defying Moments contest reminds us how much fun it can be to sneak out of the house at night, and how we’ll risk it all for a few moonlit embraces.  She captures the exhilarating pleasure of doing something fun-but-naughty, especially under penalty of discovery.  Perhaps [...]

Jamie Gilliam’s stark, steamy submission turns up the contrast for Defying Moments.  Her illuminating vignette reminds readers of the cinematography of old, where filmmakers used black and white to throw their subjects into greater (or lesser) relief – and shades of gray were soft and welcoming.  Black and white photography, film’s [...]

Our literary Limey, Derek Thompson, has once again brought us a gas tankful of tightly written copy with this Love Bug of an entry into our Defying Moments contest.  But it’s more than a diverting read.  It also highlights the complex and intimate relationships we have with our vehicles.  Our cars [...]

We’ve taken a breather the last few days(translation:  I have been swamped again with competing projects, like renovating our new clubhouse in Oceanside).  We still have stories to post from The Coffee Shop Chronicles, and of course, for our current contest, “Defying Moments”, which you can enter by following the directions [...]

Here is a rarative narrative about self worth and self assertion.  Easy for me to connect to because my own daughter was sooooo in love with the lads from NSYNC.  This is Stefanie Allison’s first part of an entry into our contest “Defying Moments”…oh, I almost forgot.  You can enter the [...]

You may recall this Brit entered the Coffee Shop Chronicles with a surprising historical piece. (Enter his name in the search window to pull it up).  Now apparently he is out to prove that Derek Thompson,  of the One Nation, Under Blog team is not the only Brit with wit.  To [...]

Here is another part (of the three part entry) of Monika Spykerman’s submission to our contest “Defying Moments.”  Her stuff is filling enough, but an hour later you want to read some more. Tis this cookies’s fortune, I suppose.  Always in demand.

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Topic:  The day I left

Orange Chicken at [...]

…is one of seven topics of three that you can choose to have a complete entry into our contest,”Defying Moments”  (rules and info:  www.awordwithyoupress.com/2010/05/08/contest-defying-moments/)

Sean Labrador y Manzano uses language and imagery that some will find crass or offensive, or both.  Others might say, “It’s all right, ma, it’s life [...]

And Miryam Howard-Meier has christened it ERMD:  Excessive Romantic Memorabilia Disorder.  This second part of her three part entry into our contest “Defying Moments” is as inspiring to the spirit as her first entry was devastating.  I dare anyone to come up with a better VW story!  But you can take [...]

Monika Spykerman gave more than lip service to our challenge.  Her “second time we kissed” did not have the dire consequences that beset the character of Miryam Howard Meier”s  fictional character.  But it seems the consequences were every bit as profound.  Here is part of her entry into The Coffee Shop [...]