Category Archives: Flash memoir

Where the Ordinary Meets the Sublime

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

The other day, I placed a cat carrier on Facebook Marketplace. Yes, I still have Sunshine, for those who know and love my calico friend, but in my constant minimizing, I found we had two carriers from when we had … Continue reading →

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What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

And what do you do? Isn’t that the question we all dread at class reunions, dinner parties, really any kind of meet and greet where we’re asked to explain ourselves in terms of work? In honor of Labor Day, the … Continue reading →

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Lost in the Grocery Store

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

I always knew I was adopted although I can’t remember ever being told. My adoptive mom and dad were wonderful parents, and however they informed me I wasn’t their natural child, it registered of little import, a simple fact which … Continue reading →

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My Captain

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

Last week I was on vacation in Bermuda. Yesterday my half-niece set sail at seventeen with an all-girl crew in the Newport to Bermuda Race. Tomorrow is Father’s Day and my heart still bursts with affection for the man I … Continue reading →

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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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