I love short specific lines that are so evocative of a day and time and moment.  I listen to a lot of Jason Isbell’s music.  He does this all the time. “Dreamsicle on a summer night in a folding lawn chair…” Just like that, it’s 1987 and I’m a first grader with a sparkler on … Continue reading More on Writing: Evocative Phrases, Lyrics, and Prose