G is grapes--of the sour variety! This post is playing double duty: the A to Z Challenge and the Flash Fiction Challenge. Check it out! It's fun, but on to the main event! Sour Grapes Thain in Vain “Oh, I’ll propose a toast to the happy couple, all right,” said Nora Treme holding a wine … Continue reading Grapes – A to Z Challenge
F is for fries. I'm kinda stuck for an "F"post, so I thought I would take the Fool's way out and post Fotos of Fries. Lame I know, but I challenge you not to crave fries--or chips for my British friends! America - Fries & Ketchup! Canadian - Poutine Britain -Chips & Brown … Continue reading Fries – A to Z Challenge
Day 30 - A Bowl of Good Intentions! 100 Happy Days Day 31 - A Darn Good Read! Day 32 - Cute Phoebe (when not on kitchen counter)!
E is for excrement on the path of life (okay, just on the path) I was out enjoying the spring weather my area of the planet is experiencing, with a nice walk around the lake. My pallid skin practically leapt off my bones to soak up some much-needed sun; my bed head rooster tail swayed … Continue reading Excrement – A to Z Challenge
D is for Donald disheartened in a cage
The Cubicles Donna In cubicle C56.6, a tall, thick, fifty year-old woman with fuzzy hair the colour of morning urine sits clipping her fingernails. Click-snap, click-snap, preceded by the undeniable sound of nail fragments ricocheting off the desktop. Donna observes her fingernails: brittle with a yellowish hue and deep, vertically running ridges, especially her thumbnails. Her … Continue reading Cubicles – A to Z Challenge
Day 26 - This is Water "This is Water" is a unique commencement speech to Yale graduates by the late David Foster Wallace. It's a great reminder to all of us about being more compassionate, more understanding towards others. It's a good read (Google it), but I've included a link to a video of the … Continue reading 100 Happy Days (26, 27, 28 & 29)
B is for blowhard boiled in beet broth
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week thirteen submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week fourteen flash fiction by April 9, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Fourteen Prompt: Oh, I'll propose a toast to the happy couple, all right. Want to be … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Fourteen
The FFC week twelve submissions are in! Some of us are busy with the craziness called A to Z Challenge, but we're still slogging away to bring you our weekly flash fiction! There is still wacky talk about publishing a flash fiction book (bathroom or otherwise) at the end of our 52 weeks! Imagine being … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Week Thirteen Submissions
Thain in Vain 