Names are such a strange thing. I was born in Trinidad, where the name Kern is fairly normal. When I moved to Canada, I’ve only met one other person with my name and I’ve been living here since I was five years old. My last name is Carter, taken from…

For Dec 1st — 10th — Greetings PW Writers and Readers. The pub is open and decorated in holiday cheer! The liquor and beer bar and the coffee and tea bar are both open. The center table is filled with holiday snacks and goodies. Grab yourselves a drink and a snack. …

Claps needed for acceptance in Winston’s Coffee Competition! — As you may know by now, Winston over at Coffee Times is running a competition this month. Take Part in Our Coffee Challenge and Win $50 Tell us a convincing story that makes you believe in shoutoutsmedium.com The last day to get your entries written and published is Dec. 10th! Yes, two days away! And to qualify, you need 1000 claps. This IS doable. And we here at Promptly Written…

This November there are more than six dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays. I post calls for submissions on the first day of every month…

Fiction Prompt — Welcome to the month of November! We are going to shake things up a bit, but then, what’s new about that, right? On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I will offer poetry prompts. On Tuesday and Thursday, I will offer fiction prompts. Saturday and Sunday’s prompt will be the Weekend Challenge…

For Nov 8th—14th — Greetings PW Writers and Readers. The pub is open! Come on in for a drink and snacks. This is a bit of a long newsletter, so get yourselves settled in. I want to thank all of you for your contributions, read time, and responses. Clapping and commenting on one another’s…

Poetry Prompt — Welcome to the month of November! We are going to shake things up a bit, but then, what’s new about that, right? On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I will offer poetry prompts. On Tuesday and Thursday, I will offer fiction prompts. Saturday and Sunday’s prompt will be the Weekend Challenge…

“Damn, I thought I let go of that already.” Have you ever said those words to yourself? It seems like thinking our way out of constraints is sometimes the quickest way of sinking ourselves into a similar situation. Whenever we go through something painful or unfavorable we, think of endless…

Our stats are up, Our stories are amazing, and we're nearly at 300 Hey, it's Julie here. This is my first motivate the mind newsletter since taking over this publication. So I hope this little letter is okay 🤞 I’m absolutely loving this community of writers, you’ve all been so…