Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: A man’s dog (or pet of your choice) develops the uncanny ability to communicate telepathically with him. Starry By Thain in Vain Day 1 3:16 p.m. Jake and Tina giggled on the ride home as they listened to the light mews from their new kitten. Poor thing had started its … Continue reading Starry – Flash Fiction Challenge 52 #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week two submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week three flash fiction by January 22, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Three Prompt:While at a party, two adult siblings find themselves attracted to the same person. Want … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Three
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week one is now securely under our belts and the submissions are in! Check them out! Want to be part of the challenge? Tell me you are participating by leaving a comment and I will add your name or blog to the participant list. Tell the world that you are participating by … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Two
Again, I’ve committed to do something that I’m dreading. No, it’s not NaBloPoMo. I said yes months ago to attend a career conference for young women (petulant teenage girls) and talk about my “career” (job that dumps 26 pay cheques into my bank account a year). It’s tonight and I’m in full excuse mode. Car … Continue reading Once Upon an Excuse
Keeping positive during the cold, dark winter is critical to one’s survival in Canada. But it’s not easy. Winter would just as easily kill you as look at you. So, this winter my survival technique is kindness. It’s easy to bitch about the thermometer hovering around the -35 mark for weeks on end. Never mind the … Continue reading Winter is Coming. I Love You, Man
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