December 28, 2016

Parental Boasting

I have, from time to time, bragged about the creative artiste that is my daughter Jenelle.



Dancer, skater, musician, exceptionally smart person, she has also branched off into other mediums.

Like Clay:














And Paper:



Also she'll branching off into animation, since that is now her career path of choice. However, today we introduce yet another facet of creativity: writing.

As some of you may or may not know, Jenelle helped me with editing a story for my latest book, What Is Life? Well, the other day, she presented me with a piece of flash fiction that clocks in just under 1400 words. I read it and found it not only to be good but rather dark as well. I asked her what she wanted to do with it, and she said that she wanted me to share it with everyone on my blog.

I really didn't ask her why she wrote it (which I think is a question that most writers have a very hard time answering. I know I do), but I did ask her what the story was about, because I didn't quite get it on the first read through. I did once that point was clarified.

So my friends, if you would follow me to Cedar's Mountain, you will find a nifty piece of flash/short fiction that I call, The Journal. Please let me know what you think, either there or over here.

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8 comments:

  1. Granny AnnieDecember 30, 2016 at 10:04 AM

    Creativity definitely runs in the family. Love her clay and her paper sculpture. We will have to see some of her animation videos.

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    1. G. B. MillerDecember 31, 2016 at 8:21 AM

      The clay ones were the most interesting. Jenelle is a devotee of YouTube and found videos on how to turn an oven into a modified kiln. So she bought some modeling clay, made the sculptures and used the oven to churn out what you see here.

      Not sure about the animation. From what she told me, this year's class was mostly spent as a waste.

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  2. Arkansas PattiJanuary 3, 2017 at 3:31 PM

    She is so blessed to have so many creative venues to explore. Be proud Dad.

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    1. G. B. MillerJanuary 3, 2017 at 8:27 PM

      I am exceptionally talent of this young lady, and thanks for stopping by.

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  3. David CranmerJanuary 4, 2017 at 8:14 PM

    Daughters are the greatest!

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  4. LL Cool JoeJanuary 6, 2017 at 10:03 AM

    Your daughter takes after her Dad in some ways then? I think being creative is one of the most important things in life, because I believe creative people never get bored!

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    1. G. B. MillerJanuary 8, 2017 at 7:42 AM

      Only with the writing. Everything else she does and that I've shown examples of has been organically grown from within.

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