Writers Spotlight: Emma McClain

Red was finishing up the closing ritual at the M3 Coffee Shoppe when she noticed a lady out on the patio with her feet pulled up in the chair and a journal on her knees. She recognized the poet’s pose and wandered out to see what Emma McClain was writing in her version of Mantra’s notebook. It was time to talk poetry.

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The Thought Does Not Count

How many times have you told someone, especially Mate, It is the thought that counts.? I have a challenge for you. I say, The thought does not count. You up for a debate?

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Muse for Monday

MantraWe live in a 24-hour world. Just fifteen years ago, you would have been hard pressed to find more than greasy spoon chains and convenience stores open all night. Now, it is commonplace to find most anything you can imagine available in the darkness. Who makes this happen?

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I love it when I win!

For everyone following me on social media, you are well aware I am on a campaign to help Bearman win the Cartoonist Studio’s editorial contest. I have been posting every few hours with his current submission for you to stop by and mash the green button for his toon.

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Flash in the Pan

“Why don’t you take out the trash, Marvin?”

He dragged the bin to the roadside.

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