December 21, 2023

As we reach the final frenzy of the holiday season, I thought I’d do my part to make life a bit easier by keeping this one short. You know—to give …

January 4, 2024 Post

Like a bad social disease you can’t get rid of, we’re back for another year, and as you may have noticed from the email tag line, we’re calling this “The …

December 14, 2023

This week’s update from the early riser… Although I can’t say I’ve hit my 1,500-word goal each and every day this month, I’m proud to say that I’m still getting …

December 7, 2023

Welcome back to the latest episode of Scotty Writes. This week I want to update you on two projects, including one (The Monterey Weekly’s 101-Word Story Context) that many of …

November 30, 2023

  This week’s post will be short and sweet, and for the first time ever (I think), I’m not presenting my 101-word Story of the Week. Why’s that, you ask? …

Nov 23, 2023 Post

I know not everyone’s a believer, but for those of you who are of the faith, here’s wishing you the happiest Thanksgiving you’ll have all year. Personally, I believe there will …

Nov. 10, 2023 Post

  Since there’s a whole lot going on in my world of writing, let’s jump right into it, shall we? If you missed last week’s post, I shared a bit about …

Nov. 2, 2023 Post

How crazy would it be to set a goal to write 15 of my 101-word stories—every day for a month? OK, the truth is that I am not going to write 15 …

Oct. 19, 2023 Post

Two quick items before we get to the Story of the Week (and thanks to Dale Morgan for supplying the prompt). First, I’ll be making a guest appearance at the Monterey …

Oct. 13, 2023 Post

Since today is one of those spooky days, I probably should’ve gone to a dark and creepy place, but it just wasn’t happening. In this case, I was using another …