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Tattoos and Tiger Drive

Vitality Stories

Missy Wilkinson

Author Missy Wilkinson by Missy Wilkinson

Tattoos and Tiger Drive

Do you tattoo?

Tiger Drive is written from the point of view of four characters, and the most challenging (and foul-mouthed) character is WJ Sloan. In 2011 when I first started writing WJ’s scenes, I’d make myself blush and cringe, often chastising myself, “You can’t write that! He can’t do that! What’s wrong with you–he can’t say that!” And yet he did, and I did. Again and again.

In fact, when Deborah Halverson, DearEditor.com, read one of my earlier versions, she came back to me and said something like, Continue reading →

Dear Me by Mary Jo Hazard

Vitality Stories

Dear Me by Mary Jo Hazard Vitality Stories

Dear Me,

If I could have whispered in your ear way back when you were around twelve years old, I’d tell you that you’re perfect just the way you are.

Oh sure, you’re going to learn many things over your lifetime — you’re a work in progress, but you don’t need to be perfect. You don’t have to have the perfect report card, the perfect hairstyle, the perfect figure, or the perfect answer for everyone in every situation. It’s okay to mess up; it’s okay to say “I don’t know.” It’s even okay to say “I made a mistake.” Continue reading →