Where Do You Get Ideas? (part 1)
BY HURLS · MAY 12, 2023 Said to be the wisest of all the Greek Muses, Calliope inspired writers. Being cool Cats, we had a writing center at Wheeling High School called the...
Hurl's Treehouse
Waving Goodbye
Growing up, my bedroom window looked out over the driveway in our small-town tract home. My ear learned the sound of vehicles coming and going. When my dad left for...
To Be a Grown-Up
When I was a kid, the adult world was as alien as Mars. Not only was I incapable of living there, I had no desire to. The landscape was inhabited...
Writing Worsely, I Mean Badly (According to Bruce)
Bruce, here, is Bruce Ballenger. He wrote an article entitled The Importance of Writing Badly, one of the guiding forces when I taught Creative Writing and, more importantly, when I...
We’re All Writers
Some people seem impressed when they discover I’ve published a book. To be clear, I’m extremely proud of Chasing Rainbows and Dogs that Won’t Hunt. I love the characters and...
