Category Archives: Flash memoir

The 5 Senses, a Writer’s Power Tools

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

A whiff of lilacs and I’m back in the arbor atop Thorndon Park, awash in college-girl angst, looking for love and my place in the universe. One beat of Stevie Wonder’s wah-wah pedal in “Superstition”, and I’m back in the … Continue reading →

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The Week After Mother’s Day, How Are You Doing?

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

Just being real here. Much is made of motherhood in Christian culture. Greeting card companies make a fortune on this holiday. But what if becoming a mother was far from a Hallmark experience? What if being a mother feels like … Continue reading →

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Beneath the Roar

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

Here’s another insider look at my writing process in hopes that if you’re a writer, this will help you get your own words on the page, and if you’re a reader, it will portray how God is always at work … Continue reading →

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Hard-headed Blue Birds

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

Last week, I got some lovely responses to my post about how to begin telling your God story, so this week I planned to give you another writing tip, but on what topic? ********************************************************************************** Every time, I sat down to … Continue reading →

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Catch a Falling Star

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

Because many of you readers are also writers, let me show you how to begin telling your own flash memoir. Just let memories float to the surface, one by one, not knowing how they’ll connect, but trusting that as they … Continue reading →

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Hosanna to a God too Big to Fit on a Shelf

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

I went to church my entire childhood, but coming of age during the Woodstock Generation, I drifted farther and farther away from God. Looking back, no matter how far away I got, God was drawing me closer to his plan … Continue reading →

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More than a Leprechaun

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

It’s March, the month of St. Patrick’s Day, but I’m sure St. Patrick would agree there’s more to the day that bears his name than leprechauns and a pot of gold. Here’s what I mean. *********************************************************************************** My first conscious memory … Continue reading →

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Armageddon

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

The growing war in Ukraine has made me much more aware of the freedom, comfort, and family I enjoy. Sometimes you don’t know what you have until it’s threatened or gone. Such was the case when I was in fourth … Continue reading →

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Respect

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

Shame is a powerful tool of the enemy, able to morph into a million avatars, but no match for God’s sovereignty and grace. Here’s what I mean. ****************************************************************************    It’s 1967 at the tail end of the summer, and my … Continue reading →

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My Ice Blue Secret

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

In any culture that prizes virginity before marriage, the loss of it can leave you frozen in shame. And sometimes the hardest person to forgive is yourself. *********************************************************************************** I wasn’t a virgin when I married. Supposedly, no big deal if, … Continue reading →

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