
“Write What You Know” Is the Worst Advice for Writers, and Here’s Why
Posted by Dahv Daniels on Jan 4th, 2017 in Essays
I was fifteen years old when I took my first workshop classes in verse (poetry), fiction and playwriting. Poetry was always my strong suit. I’ve always enjoyed playing with alliteration, slant rhymes and creating metaphors are my guilty pleasure. When it came to my other two workshop classes – fiction and playwriting – I would always struggle. My character development …

Caramel Cigarettes [Eleventh Addition]
Posted by Dahv Daniels on May 15th, 2013 in Prose
Missed out? No problem. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Enjoy! – Dahv I woke up to find a note beneath my alarm clock. Jacqueline left in the middle of the night with my pajama t-shirt and trucker hat. “I’m needed at home. No emergency. I’ll call you tomorrow night.” She ended her note with a drawn-in heart. …