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The Day I Arrived
Have you ever looked up what the #1 song was on the day you were born? Compared the price of milk, eggs, bread, and gas from then and now? A couple of nights ago I went down a nostalgia rabbit hole. I don’t even remember exactly what I was looking for. I think I wanted to know what the weather was like the day I was born or something. I didn’t find that, but here are some of the things I did find. This one I already knew and it’s always kind of upset me that The Battle o
Diane Koester Wingerson
Jul 33 min read


Fairy Tales are Predictive
Last night, for some reason, I was thinking about Pinocchio . It would be so cool if people’s noses really grew when they told a lie. ...
Diane Koester Wingerson
Oct 11, 20252 min read


Labor Day Weekend Is Here
Labor Day weekend has arrived. It’s kind of a quiet holiday. There are no gifts, no confetti, no car races, and no turkey. Although, any of those things would be welcome to attend.
Diane Koester Wingerson
Aug 29, 20253 min read


How I Accidentally Became An Author
I get asked lots of questions about writing Gary Greenbird Learns to Fly or writing in general. Here are some of the questions and my...
Diane Koester Wingerson
Aug 20, 20254 min read


Sentence Prompt Challenge
The challenge is to write a story where the characters from your book come to life and refuse to follow the plot. "Gary, get off of the...
Diane Koester Wingerson
Jun 4, 20254 min read


A Bird Finds A Glowing Pebble
Since I had a few minutes between loads of laundry today, I thought I'd try something. It's called a writing prompt challenge. I'm given...
Diane Koester Wingerson
May 22, 20253 min read


May Day
May 1st always brings back lots of memories. When I was growing up it was one of my favorite days of the year. For one thing it was my...
Diane Koester Wingerson
May 22, 20251 min read


What Did We Do Before Cell Phones?
Looking back on life there were times even that primitive cell phone would have come in handy.
Diane Koester Wingerson
May 22, 20258 min read
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