I have been a ‘New Dad’ for just over 9 months now and to call it a learning experience is something of an understatement. I wasn’t exactly well read up on the subject beforehand, but the few books I did browse through certainly left out a few key points. I’m starting to suspect this was intentional. … More Top 5 New Dad Tips
For this weeks Flash! Friday we had to incorporate a coming of age into a story about the following prompt: Your Hand in Mine/Goodbye. CC2 photo by Tony. If only I’d known The thing I will never forget about Suzi is her smile. It could light up a room. She never stopped smiling. No matter … More Flash Fridays – November 28th
For this weeks Flash! Friday we had to incorporate a Puppy into a story about the following prompt: Caruso with phonograph, early 1900s. Baen photo owned by LOC; no known restrictions. The Bark Box I’m concerned about my pack. For starters, they can’t figure out how to walk on all fours. I’ve tried showing them, … More Flash Fridays – November 21st
For this weeks Flash! Friday we had to incorporate a famous author into a story about the following prompt: Barbary Macaque, Gibraltar. CC 2.0 photo by David Stanley. Monkeying around “I don’t understand why this isn’t working!” Carl ripped the paper out of the nearest typewriter and read it out loud, “ 17. CHICKEN FRIED … More Flash Fridays – November 14th
This month I’ve posted two new stories on QuarterReads. The first is Plummet, a 500 word short story loosely based on a true story from a friend of a friend. It’s a story I had to re-write a few times until it felt right. The first draft started out as a flash fiction only 200 words in length, … More QuarterReads stories – November
For this weeks Flash! Friday we had to incorporate the theme of Treasure into a story about the following prompt. I wanted to try something a little different this week and it’s been a long time since I tried my hand at a poem!: Chef at the Trans-Siberian rail wall, between Moscow and Khabarovsk. CC … More Flash Fridays – November 7th
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