I was sitting innocently at my work desk when my mother appeared through the doorway. Whatever she was about to say to me dissipated on her tongue as she glanced around the room.“What is that?”Following the pointing finger, I looked at the skull. “What it looks like.”“Is it real? I want nothing like that in [...]
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Monday journal: 22 February 2021
We get a start on yet another week, and again I work on catch-up mode! One day I will get everything worked out, I am sure. Anyway, I got something sent to my writer's group and have got some feedback from it. So far it has all been very positive, and I am thrilled with [...]
FFFC/MMA Storytime: Just another day
It was just another day in the Prairie. Bison were quietly grazing on the gently waving grass and everything was calm and still.Suddenly, chaos erupted as a pride of lions erupted from the grass to begin their hunt. Bison scattered in a cacophony of sounds. In a tangle of limbs, everything was all over as [...]
FFFC/WW: The moment
Michelle took a deep breath and let her fingers run down the front of her dress. Has studies had got her to this point. Well, more than that, it was studying, determination, and focus. There was no way she would have got here otherwise.The music played, and she let her mind drift into the routine [...]
Monday journal – 25 January 2021
Hello everybody! Welcome into yet another week and we find ourselves already near the end of January 2021. Where is the time going? Well, my work in progress has taken up more time, but I am still not at my goal of reaching the end of the first draft. Hopefully, this will be remedied soon [...]
Monday journal – 11 January 2021
It is the start of another week, so it is time for me to post my weekly journal. Yet again, I am posting this on a Monday and I hope that this will be a regular thing from now on! Not much has been happening as we are getting used to being in lockdown again. [...]
TLT: Crossing time
photo by Diana Aishe via Unsplash Crossing that bridge,The New Year promising new hope.Step to the future. I wrote this inspired by this week's three line tales.
Writing Wednesday: 30 December 2020
Hello, and welcome to my challenge. Writing Wednesdays is open to anybody, and they can write whatever they like. Longer fiction, short stories, flash fiction, micro fiction, or poetry, it’s all good 🙂 If you would like to participate, please give me a ping back so anybody can look at what you have put up! [...]
Tiny tales: Join the fun
Party season is in full swing, but coronavirus has forced everybody into separation. This doesn't mean there is a reason to be down in the dumps because all you have to do is look out the window and watch everyone partying alone but together. I wrote this inspired by this week's fandango's flash fictions challenge.
Writing Wednesday – 23 December 2020
Hello, and welcome to my challenge. Writing Wednesdays is open to anybody, and they can write whatever they like. Longer fiction, short stories, flash fiction, micro fiction, or poetry, it’s all good 🙂 If you would like to participate, please give me a ping back so anybody can look at what you have put up! [...]