Submissions call — Have I got a deal for you? Why, yes I do! Several of them, in fact! Would you like to see your work in print? Digitally, in this case. Then you’ve come to the right place! Cendrine Marrouat is sponsoring a submissions call for poetry, flash fiction, essays, and art…

Stories that inspire me — Welcome, me lovelies! I hope you all had a lovely weekend and a beautiful start of the week. I spent my two days off fighting for sleep. After having sleep come so easily of late thanks to the pain medication I’ve been taking for my hip, it came as quite…

YBI Interviews 2023 — Hello, me lovelies! Welcome to the fourth interview of You’ve Been Informed! for 2023. As you can tell, I am a bit behind schedule, but I do hope to double my efforts soon. Ah Life — it does seem to have a way of getting in the way, doesn’t it? …

Writing Contests, Call to Action, and Prompts — Blessed day, me lovelies! While today is technically my day off (every Sunday and Monday), I didn’t want to wait another day before sending this volume of Happenings out. I’ve got more goodies for you! Let’s dive in, shall we? WRITING CONTESTS Binky Ink Writing has issued a writing contest over at…

Metallic Acrylics — Acrylic and Metallic Acrylics on 3x3 canvas board @2022 Ravyne Hawke. All Rights Reserved. I’d just bought some metallic acrylics and received some free 3x3 canvas boards as a gift from the paint company, so I decided to do a bit of an experiment to see if I liked the…

Poetry Chapbook Review — Chameleon Sky by Sarah Kohrs is a beautiful, mystical journey through Nature and Self-Reflection. Written during the pandemic crisis of the last two years, Kohrs’ poems offer a glimpse into how the world and her perceptions of the world have changed. This collection is a reminder that all we once…

Prompts to tempt your muses — Welcome to the sixth week of writing prompts here at PW. I am so grateful for the writers who still find my prompts inspiring — I blame it all on my randy muses! Seriously though, I am truly in awe of the work PW writers come up with. Let’s see…

Stories that inspire me — Glorious morning, me lovelies! Today feels like the start of something amazing and I cannot quite put my finger on what it is. Is anyone else having this feeling? Maybe it is because the weather is warming up again. Maybe it is because the ache in my left hip has…

Pub News, Writing Contests, Writing Challenges, and Prompts — Welcome, me lovelies! I have a jam-packed Happenings for you today. While some of these have come from the very first days of February, one heralds from last month, but is still active. I will also be repeating a couple of contests. I hope you find some temptations here. PUB NEWS 💣NEW PUBLICATION ALERT! Trisha…