I discovered Sharp Corners about a month ago. After reading one post, there was little doubt I had to include it in my Most Excellent Writing category. I have kept current with author Lisa Hoover's material and gone back and read some of her old stuff. I was looking for a post to reference her most excellent writing talent. Honestly, I couldn't find one.
I read a post Troy Worman wrote this past week on the difficulty of finding good stuff to write about. (Actually, two consecutive posts) Hmmmm, there's a thought we can all relate to - like say, eating. I was thinking about what Troy had said. Wham! Right about the time I thought he would be fine, I thought of Lisa. Troy will be fine. He has a special gift. All he has to do is keep observing, run this stuff through his Troy filter and write what comes out.
Lisa could walk through her own house, trip on a plant leaf and the next thing you'd hear is a colorful story about her adventure. If she had a beef with that plant leaf, watch out! That warm, colorful rendition of her adventure would suddenly sprout the most beautiful shades of satire you've ever seen. The girl is funny!
Lisa's ability to take everday life and turn it into entertaining and page-turning read is a lesson for the rest of us. And, this wonderful talent is why I couldn't find one post to reference. It just keeps coming up in all of her posts. Lisa is also one of the Blog Critics editors.
Stop by Sharp Corners. Be warned though, you'll have no choice but to return.
