Further Consideration
I like Gloria. I like her a lot. I’m not saying she’s my favorite. For one, I can’t imagine ranking my characters. It seems like a cruel thing to do. I mean, it’s not like they…
Concerning Miss Gloria Morein
I’m tempted to introduce this story by saying something I say entirely too often: “I have no idea where this came from.” Aside from being repetitive, that claim falls a little short in the honesty…
The Turning
I really wanted to use a prompt for this week’s flash fiction, but I may have forced this super short story. The content is fine. Conservative word choices, which are mandatory if your limit is…
Absolution
First, bad AR. This story is crazy late. It should have been here on Friday, but I’ve had an unusually hectic social life for the past few days, including some much appreciated time with out-of-town…
All That Matters
No long intro. I have out-of-town guests on the way, and they’ll be here any moment. I’ll only say this story was a gift from Vye. I didn’t even think while writing it. I just…
Something More
This story wants to be more. I can feel it. Also, without spoilers, I’ll let you in on a secret. I have no idea what the end means. Frequently, I don’t know where my own…
Gnomeward Bound
I’m always looking for new sources for story prompts, mostly coming up empty. This week, however, I discovered that Tumblr is chalked full of blogs with all kinds of story prompts. Why didn’t I think…
Now We Play
So, yeah. This plopped out of my head and onto the page today. I’m not sure what to say about it, and not sure I want to say much of anything. There was no prompt. I…
Fire In the Gray
This week is unusual for a few reasons. One, I’m late with my fiction post. Okay, so that’s happened before, but never this late and never for this reason. I had a migraine. It was my…