It's been a year since I last heard your voice; heard your laugh; laughed at your jokes; listened to your wisdom. I miss you. But what I've come to understand over this past year is that you are part of me. A really great part. Sure there are genetics involved, but it's more than that. … Continue reading Dad
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week 48 submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week 49 flash fiction by December 9, 2014! Post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week 49 Prompt:Start a story with the following sentence: The first __________. Want to be part of the challenge? … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt 49 – #FFC52
EXTRA! EXTRA! #FFC52 Week 48 Submissions! Share your Flash Fiction stories on Twitter: #FFC52. Prompt: Revisit a favourite character from one of your past #FFC52 stories and write a new story about this character using the word “oyster” somewhere in it. Wow, we mere weeks away from completing this challenge! The finish line is in … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Week 48 Submissions
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week 47 submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week 48 flash fiction by December 2, 2014! Post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week 48 Prompt:Revisit a favourite character from one of your past #FFC52 stories and write a new story about … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt 48 – #FFC52
EXTRA! EXTRA! #FFC52 Week 47 Submissions! Share your Flash Fiction stories on Twitter: #FFC52. Prompt: Your narrator discovers an object (or objects) hidden in the family home. Wow, we mere weeks away from completing this challenge! The finish line is in sight! Let's kick it up and finish this mofo on a seriously high note!!! … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Week 47 Submissions
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week 46 submissions are in! Check them out! Sorry the prompt is late! I was travelling and updating the blog on an iPad is a frustrating exercise (read: almost tossed said iPad across the room). TiV Submit your week 47 flash fiction by November 25, 2014! Post a link to your submission … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt 47 – #FFC52
EXTRA! EXTRA! #FFC52 Week 46 Submissions! Share your Flash Fiction stories on Twitter: #FFC52. Prompt: Study a stranger the next time you are in a coffee shop, on a bus or subway, in a queue. Write a story involving this stranger. You can make it a tragedy, comedy, horror, Sci-fi, mystery -- whatever suits your … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Week 46 Submissions
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week 45 submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week 46 flash fiction by November 18, 2014! Post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week 46 Prompt: Study a stranger the next time you are in a coffee shop, on a bus or … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt 46 – #FFC52
EXTRA! EXTRA! #FFC52 Week 45 Submissions! Share your Flash Fiction stories on Twitter: #FFC52. Prompt: Grab the book (or your favourite book) you’re reading, turn to page 45, close your eyes, point to a word, and write about it! Have fun! Welcome to Susan Writes Precise!! Wow, we mere weeks away from completing this challenge! … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Week 45 Submissions
The other day, I was out and about shopping for a remote car starter so I don’t have to spend the winter getting into a car so cold it makes the Pluto seem down right balmy. I was reading the particulars of a model when a salesman (read: teenage boy) asked me if I needed … Continue reading 8 Life Lessons that Didn’t Come with the Box
Thain in Vain 