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I’m Diana. I’m a military officer and writer. I post my flash fiction here on Fridays.

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Tell me if you’ve had an “aha!” moment today. This afternoon P and I went on an artistic adventure, which means we rode bikes to take pictures next to some blooming azaleas. As soon as we arrived it started to rain. For all my trouble (this was my second trip to the azaleas), I only got one good picture and a bunch of bad ones. Maybe I’ll make a blooper reel. Maybe. I discovered this book by Sara Tasker @me_and_orla called Hashtag Authentic. On the surface it’s about how to take photos for social media, but it’s more like an applied photography book. I’ve read a few photography books now, and this one is my favorite because the book goes beyond technical photography. Sara covers how to tell stories with your photographs for the internet, which is something we’re all doing whether on here or facebook or private text groups. Pic from my run the other day, a blossoming Tabebuia Rosea tree. I hope your Monday is off to a good and productive start. Summer feels like it’s right around the corner here in Florida. The sun is out earlier in the mornings which makes for warmer weather for outside activity. I have mentioned before that many summertime birds have made a comeback to the neighborhood. Pic from my morning run, an egret on the roof. Have your kids hit any milestones lately? Did you see anything cool outside today?

San Antonio #flashfiction

Natalie grew up in the town of Concord, Massachusetts as an only child. She lived in a light blue colonial near the city park. Her father took the commuter rail to teach western civilization to Harvard undergrads. He had done his dissertation on modes of communication during the Roman Empire. Her mother taught private music […]

Earthquake #flashfiction

The year after Samantha left the military, she found herself in a one-bedroom apartment waiting for an email from a corporate recruiter. She was in the middle of a prestigious MBA program. Her boyfriend thought it was a stepping stone. Samantha thought it was a shortcut. “If I get into this program, it will funnel […]

The Cat in the Closet

I found my cat in the closet. Pets are a daily source of daily joy for me. True, there are pet related chores, and there is pet related damage and pet related expenses, but pets are good companions. It’s not so bad to care for a furry animal, and they pay it back by just […]

Just Hit Publish

My favorite book about creativity is war of Art by Steven Pressfield. The main character of his book is Resistance, and anyone who has wanted to create something (artistic, entrepreneurial, etc.) knows Resistance well. Pressfield writes, “Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two […]

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