Sonia Heidi Unruh
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I love: my husband and children; all who claim me as family or friend; the first bite of chocolate; the last blue before sunset; solving puzzles; stroking cats; finding myself by writing; losing myself in reading; the Creator who is love.
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The 38th Parallel
December 1950, near P'yongyang, North Korea. Andrew heaved, blinked, struggled to focus. What he saw first was the red. Viscous and dazzling. He watched the scarlet ribbon unspool over the snow and remembered wet brushstrokes on a fresh canvas.
By Sonia Heidi Unruh2 years ago in Fiction
This Year, I Won't Poison My Daughter
With the Vocal challenge deadline looming, I was immersed in my story. The only thing better than reading a fantasy tale is the feeling of writing one. The world I had created floated before my mind's eye like a virtual reality headset. I watched scenes play out, twiddled with the action, fine tuned my characters' voices. I slashed wordy passages as if repelling noisy intruders.
By Sonia Heidi Unruh2 years ago in Writers
Reflections After Clicking "Submit"
For all of you who submitted works to the Vocal Writing Awards ... how are you feeling? I decided to rework existing pieces to submit, digging deep in my files. I had hoped to write new pieces too, but these intentions floated off in the breeze of calendar pages flipping all too quickly.
By Sonia Heidi Unruh2 years ago in Writers
Strategies to Make Your "Vocal Writing Awards" Submissions EVEN BETTER. Top Story - September 2023.
You’ve poured yourself into creating an amazing story. You've read it through several times. Yet perhaps you hesitate before pressing “submit,” wondering: What could I do to make it even better?
By Sonia Heidi Unruh2 years ago in Critique
