August Stories
Lazy summer days create the perfect opportunities to write cool, refreshing stories and share them with us.
By the third Tuesday of the month at 11:59 p.m. ET, post your story in the comments section below. You must include a message in the comments box for the upload to work.
Your story should:
- be no more than 1,250 words
- be formatted using a twelve-point font in Times New Roman, Cambria, Calisto, or other fonts with serifs.
- be double-spaced
- include page numbers
The following day, return to this page to learn who your feedback partners are, download your group’s stories, and begin reviewing their stories.
If you miss the deadline to upload a story and register for Feedback Group, you will not be assigned to a group. However, you can still attend and bring your story to the feedback session, read it aloud, and receive verbal feedback. You will be placed in a group with other “walk-in” attendees.
This is also a place where all Life Writers can come to enjoy fellow members’ stories. Then, if you care to, leave the authors a note of encouragement.
Here’s my submission…Cup or cone. All feedback welcome on my draft. Thank you.
Oh, so sweet, to be able to treat your mother and to look forward to one more gelato every day. I like the way you added the Italian language into your story and your mother’s pleasure.
Here is my story that began with a feedback group prompt.
Lorna, thank you for sharing your name story. I understand the thoughts and feelings in dealing with your name. I have twenty-six letters in my birth name, and I could never fit it on the line.
Thanks for reading, Holly. Pleased that you can relate to the content.
My feedback story
Judy, this is a special memory that you, Brooke, Joey, and Copernicus will have forever. A time together that will always be remembered by all of you. Dolphins are amazing and like interacting with humans. Atta way to go, Grandma. Nice story. Thank you for sharing.
August Submission. A most amazing day in 1972 (I said I do)
August Submission…hopefully
EXCELLENT. The way you, the writer, came alive and became the writer’s light. I understand your journey. And look at you now. You are an amazing person, leader, and writer.
I’ll try once more
our excitement for the spring and summer.
version 5 with page numbers
How imaginative. You like driving through Moab like I like the Soaring ride at Disney.
A great opening!! You had me riveted through the whole first page. I saw a couple of minor first-draft things, but they’re not worth mentioning because you’ll fix them anyway.
Thanks, Dave. I have a new idea for the killing scenes writing, but looking forward to other’s feedback.
Here is my story for August feedback group. oops, version 5 will have page numbers.
Posted the wrong version. This is the version with passive eliminititus.
Fancy Graphic Title and a great closing line! What a privilege to have a front-row seat, literally, transporting dignitaries to and from the G-20. I’m jealous.
I can never beat Norma. As far as Dave goes, let him have a moment this month.
My story is an edit of a 2022 story. I eliminated over twenty-five state of being verbs in the process.
Hi Life Writers. My story is titled “What Kind of Fan Are You?” developed from Kit’s prompt “How We Root For Teams.”
Fun story. I actually never thought about the benefits of being a fan, other than the joy of yelling at the screen and trash-talking.
Hi Dave. Thanx for your comment. I think most fans do as you have said. For me sometimes it wasn’t joy but frustration. I had to do some research in order to share more positive info.I’m a serious fan. 🙂
I’m #1. To post anyway. I got here before John. Yea! And it’s just a bit over 500 words, so it’s a quick read! When I started with memoir, I wondered what to do with all those memories- those childhood feelings I had where I either didn’t remember a specific incident or a chronological story just didn’t fit. THE ESSAY to the rescue. I guess I’m ready to write those now. Essays are hard to write because they require some introspection and a writer brave enough to say how something felt. Well, this small attempt isn’t anything earthshattering, no big… Read more »
As always Dave, great metaphor. But two immediate questions came to mind: