Tag: Vree Erickson

Quality In Our Lives

Today’s topic is a recurring theme in many of my stories. As a writer, I think life lessons make the best themes. When I’m not writing, I sometimes draw to keep the visual artist in me in shape (I’m an artist by trade who enjoys writing fiction). Like any exercise, I think it’s healthiest to … Continue reading Quality In Our Lives

Ridgewood and Vree, 3

Before there was Ridgewood, there was Ravenwood, a fictional town I created in my high school creative writing classes. In the center of the town that I named after Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem was Myers Lake, named after Alice Myers, an incredibly old woman who lived alone in an ancient Victorian mansion at the … Continue reading Ridgewood and Vree, 3

Ghost Love, a Story

The first story I wrote that featured Vree Erickson as the main character was a 1972 short called “Ghost Love.” Years later, I changed the story to feature my Dave Evans character (he was more popular with my followers). His version appeared as “Bottom of the Seventh Inning” at my 1990s writing website. The first … Continue reading Ghost Love, a Story

Ridgewood and Vree, 2

I presented a draft from 2016 in the last post, of a story I wrote in 1971 that introduced the characters Nick Corwin and Vree Erickson. It began as a high school creative writing assignment that developed into a short story about a boy with a magic typewriter that took him places when he typed … Continue reading Ridgewood and Vree, 2

Magic Typewriter, a Story

Last week I mentioned that Vree’s last name in the early publications from my high school years was Erikson. The spelling changed to Erickson when I began writing about her again later in life. Another change was Ravenwood to Ridgewood. There were more, which I will discuss in future posts, but today’s post is a … Continue reading Magic Typewriter, a Story

Ridgewood and Vree, 1

In the beginning, Vree lived on Myers Ridge in Ravenwood, Pennsylvania. I created Ravenwood when I was 13. The year was 1970 and I was an eighth-grade student at a small high school in northwest Pennsylvania. I modeled Ravenwood after my hometown and surrounding communities. The town’s countryside was center stage for many of the … Continue reading Ridgewood and Vree, 1

Introducing Vree

First, Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms. I hope you have a wonderful day with your loved ones. Now, I’m going to discuss the joy of writing—and one of my favorite fictional characters. I began writing short stories about fourteen-year-old Vree Erickson in the early 1970s when I was her age. In those days, … Continue reading Introducing Vree