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Something More

  • 4 min read

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… Something More

Gnomeward Bound

  • 5 min read

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… Gnomeward Bound

Now We Play

  • 6 min read

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… Now We Play

Fire In the Gray

  • 3 min read

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… Fire In the Gray

First Lesson

  • 2 min read

This week hasn’t gone as planned. I had ever intention of hitting the ground running, powering into a fresh, new year with gusto. My immune system had other ideas, and I’ve spent the last several… First Lesson

Very Dangerous

  • 3 min read

When I saw this week’s prompt from The Prediction, all I could think of was that epic line from Raiders. Initially I tried to unthink it, but that’s some kind of unattainable voodoo. (Don’t believe… Very Dangerous

For Vindication

  • 2 min read

This week, something totally different. Think of it as a gift. I’ll let you decide whether or not it’s the literary equivalent of a lump of coal. A little over a week ago my sister introduced… For Vindication

Half Right

  • 6 min read

I have a dilemma. Last week I asked for feedback on this series. To date, only one reader has responded to that request. (No biggie. I know everyone’s busy.) The evaluation was not positive. Mostly,… Half Right

Gun, Fun and Sun

  • 7 min read

Hey, look at that. I kept my word two weeks in a row. I delivered my annual Black Friday story last week, and this week we’re back to my current series-in-progress, The Guild. I wondered… Gun, Fun and Sun