Category Archives: Pearl Harbor

#FlashFriday #Fictioneers: “Behind Barbed Wire”

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Jan Morrill

This is another very busy week as I get ready for the Oklahoma Writers Federation 2012 Story Weavers Conference, as well as William Bernhardt’s writing seminar. But, I couldn’t pass up sharing an excerpt of Broken Dolls, my novel centered … Continue reading →

Posted in Broken Dolls, fictioneers, Flash Fiction, internment camp, Japanese-American, Madison Woods, Pearl Harbor, World War II | Tagged , , | 32 Comments

#FlashFriday #Fictioneers: “Behind Barbed Wire”

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Jan Morrill

This is another very busy week as I get ready for the Oklahoma Writers Federation 2012 Story Weavers Conference, as well as William Bernhardt’s writing seminar. But, I couldn’t pass up sharing an excerpt of Broken Dolls, my novel centered … Continue reading →

Posted in Broken Dolls, fictioneers, Flash Fiction, internment camp, Japanese-American, Madison Woods, Pearl Harbor, World War II | Tagged , , | 32 Comments

Telling Tuesdays 2/7/12-"He dreaded the news."

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Jan Morrill

Welcome to Telling Tuesday, a day reminiscent of those in school when I looked forward to seeing what everyone brought for show and tell. This weekly feature was inspired by an article on WriteToDone.com, called “How to Show (Not Tell): A Writing … Continue reading →

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A Day of Infamy

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Jan Morrill

In memory of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, here is an excerpt from my manuscript, Broken Dolls. In this scene, it is December 8, 1941, the day after the bombing. Nobu, my 17-year old Japanese American protagonist, is in school, … Continue reading →

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