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The Thanksgiving Dodo
Happy Thanksgiving! This holiday is important to me for two reasons. One is that my mom always makes her green bean casserole (my all-time favorite food). But it also commemorates my very first publication. Last year I wrote my Thanksgiving-inspired short story called The Thanksgiving Dodo. I submitted it to Writegirl and they published it…
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Memoir
4th-grade speech meet With every step, the inhibitions and insecurities I had hidden behind fragile confidence pressed in. As I mounted the stage, so did my anxiety. The fear I had thought myself safe from expanded. Spreading through my lungs devouring the air my frantic heart struggled to bring in. How would I find enough…
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Back to School
Okay folks buckle up! Next week it is back to school. And you know what, I am not too upset about it. Yes I love loafing around all summer in my pajamas but I am excited. I have all my school supplies together and I can not wait to get back. Back to my friends,…
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The One-Sided War
Last week I stayed in the dorms at Stanford University attending Emerging Writers Institute. Going to these camps really helps inspire me. In regular life, I’ll get distracted and writing can get put on the back burner. Here I’m constantly surrounded by books, prompts, and fellow writers. Every day we get new activities and advice…
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Evidence
Whenever I talk about my blog the first question that comes up is “Why is it called The Purple Paragraph”. Not a bad question of course. Names are important! So I try and give a smart answer. Oh I think it’s catchy! I like how it’s an alliteration like my name. Or there’s the good old…
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A Tribute to Light and Spring
One of my goals for “The Purple Paragraph” is to introduce new guest writers on my blog. I think it helps strengthen the idea of a writing community and offers new perspective. Besides who wants to listen to me drone on and on. That gets old quick! So for todays blog post I’m happy to…
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Dear Readers
Valentines Day đź’ť post: Happy Valentine’s Day đź’ť! Time to munch on some chocolates and settle in for a read. Usually, I don’t write much in the romance genre but for the sake of the holiday. I busted out this story and I had so much fun writing it that I might dabble in romance…
The Purple Paragraph
By Lili Lang
Category: Short stories
Blog posts featuring Lili Lang and guest writers short stories