Prompt - Week 1 Three couples hire a small boat and a captain for a whale watching tour, but when the boat returns to the dock several hours later, only six people remain on board. Captain N. Teba stood on the deck of the Misty Savior, watching the late afternoon sun cast long, lonesome shadows … Continue reading A turtle is not a bongo
Flash Fiction Challenge This week’s prompt was brought to you by damn good writer Mark Gardner of Article 94! Prompt 25: Your protagonist is a member of jury about to hear the sentencing of the criminal you just convicted Nature Made Me Do It By Eilidh Thain Judge J.E. Owl called the court to order … Continue reading Nature Made Me Do It
M is for Mongoose While trying to think of an ‘m’ word to write about, one word kept straining its sinewy neck above the faceless of crowd of moons, mourning, milk, mutt, moms, maps, mumps. It was mongoose. Mongoose. Mongoose. Mongoose. My brain kept screeching. “Brain,” I said, “there is no way I’m going to … Continue reading Mongoose – A to Z Challenge
I was really disturbed to hear about the short life and tragic killing of Marius the Giraffe. Poor guy's genes were apparently "too common" and thus "useless for breeding." Isn't there a better way to deal with this besides a bullet in the head. It's too late for Marius, but I put my giraffe thinking … Continue reading RIP Marius the Giraffe
Thain in Vain 