A Bit of Chalk

A broken alarm clock, a coffee cup, a scab on the knee. These are some of the details I used to show a child's quietly disturbed world in my story, "We Do What We Can Do," in this month's issue of Colored Chalk.



The hub of the story is a scene from my childhood, walking late into school, feeling so small while the teachers on their coffee break eyed me with detached interest.

Were you ever the center of attention, in a negative way? There's a story for you to write.

3 comments:

  1. Beth W.June 4, 2009 at 8:36 PM

    "We Do What We Can Do" is such a fine story, full in its brevity. I enjoyed it very much.

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  2. AnonymousJune 5, 2009 at 6:04 PM

    dropped by via perfectlycursedlife's bloggy award list and wanted to at least leave a bit of a comment. :)

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  3. Larry LoganJune 6, 2009 at 1:02 AM

    Absolutely brillant. The perfection of showing, not telling. So subtle it screams. You are a wonderful writer.

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