Blog | Words With Elaine

"How can I say this so we can stay in this car together, and yet - explore the things that I want to explore with you?"

Claudia Rankine

Essays & Tigers & Bears: Oh My

“Who is more to be pitied, a writer bound and gagged by policemen or one living in perfect freedom who has nothing more to say?” - Kurt...

What's in a Name?

"Rather than being taught to ask ourselves who we are, we are schooled to ask others. We are, in effect, trained to listen to others'...

Words, Behaviours, Definitions & You

“Everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build...

Writers Victoria Flash Fiction Challenge April 2022

Throughout the month of April, Writers Victoria run a flash fiction competition. For each day, they issued a one word prompt and...

(Un)Broke(n)

“To assign unanswered letters their proper weight, to free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves--there lies...

(Cat)(Dog)(Person)

“Because of the dog's joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as...