The School Talent Show

Becky loved photography and being outdoors, so naturally those two interests blossomed together. She was quiet, reserved, cared about all life, and was chicken champion of PS 118 – everything that was required to make her stand out in all the wrong ways. Other girls avoided her because she didn’t like dresses, dolls, or makeup……

A Sea of Q&A by Rory

Over the course of the last month (give or take) Rory has asked a series of questions. Now, I have been a bad follower and missed a lot of posts lately but it is what it is… Questions If you kept a diary, would you lie to it or if you keep a diary do……

One-a-Day Haiku #52

terrifying humhard-working communitya well-managed hive

Have I Ever (reader guess)

In Rory’s Oh No Way, Oh So Way prompt, he asks a series of yes/no questions. Now, the task is to answer them and have fun, but today’s list can create a bit of fun over here for my readers, as I can only answer “YES/OH SO WAY” to one of them. The challenge for……

Jumping In With Both Feet

As a small boy, Dave was fascinated by tales of intrepid explorers. He dreamed of a life filled with adventure on the high seas, or surviving in the wild tundra of the North. He’d even settle for fending off lions in the deepest, darkest parts of Africa. He wanted it all. Years of backyard tenting,……

Cover Up

Billions soaked into research and development by the Pentagon. Twenty years and thousands of man hours spent cultivating and selecting the right gene sequence. Warehouses dotted across the county housed the failed experiments. They were under orders to maintain an adequate quality of life. All went according to plan until Failed #872’s file was mistakenly……

50 Word Thursday #8

When Deb Whittam retired from hosting 50-Word Thursdays, Kristian asked to pick it up and offered me a spot as co-host. Obviously, I jumped at the opportunity as I love this weekly prompt. Last week he was host, so this week, I am hosting. My prompt will go out at Midnight GMT on Thursday, and……

One-a-Day Haiku #51

https://pixabay.com/en/users/Pexels-2286921/ calm stillness brokendaily fight for survivalnature’s begging truce

Lily and The Storm

As the storm raged outside, villagers huddled together in the makeshift dugout. Tiny open windows allowed them to keep watch for more people trying to make their way to safety. They were helpless to protect the village, but all would give their lives to save another. When three struggling figures appeared on the horizon, the……

Page 52, Line 3

If you haven’t participated in this fun little prompt before, it’s quite simple. Grab a book…any kind of book…and flip to page 52, then count to line 3. Use that line as a prompt for a post. You can take the quote directly as use that in a story, or simply find inspiration in the……