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Poetry: Kiss this Right by Chiara De Giorgi

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story or poem using the following words or images: memory, mist, moonlight, mosaic, mask. This week’s story comes from Chiara De Giorgi. Chiara dreams, reads, edits texts, translates, and occasionally writes in two languages. She also has a …

Flash Fiction (Poetry): Echo by Val Muller

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story or poem using the following words or images: memory, mist, moonlight, mosaic, mask. This week’s poem comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers mystery series. Find out more at www.corgicapers.com. The poem was …

Flash fiction: Hatless by Val Muller

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write about someone who always wears the same hat for some secret and/or mysterious reason. Today’s tale comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers kidlit mystery series. Find out more at www.corgicapers.com. Hatless By Val Muller …

Flash fiction: New Year’s Resolution by Phil Yeats

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is “unfinished business.” As with the post for January 16, I am ironically late in posting this. Here’s to the rest of the year being more punctual! -Val Today’s post is written by Phil Yeats. Last December, Phil (using his Alan Kemister …

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Fantastic Friday: Staying In

I was fortunate enough to have two weeks off of work this holiday season. With my kids a little older, and the youngest taking consistent 2-3 hour naps each day, I was able to get more accomplished than I have in the past three years. In addition to completing several …

Flash Fiction: New Beginnings by Cathy MacKenzie

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is “unfinished business.” This week’s story comes from Cathy MacKenzie. Cathy’s novel, WOLVES DON’T KNOCK, a psychological drama, is available from her locally or on Amazon. MISTER WOLFE, the sequel, coming soon! *** New Beginnings by Cathy MacKenzie “We need to go,” …

Flash Fiction: Unseasonable by Val Muller

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is “unfinished business.” Today’s tale comes to you from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers mystery series (www.corgicapers.com). Unseasonable By Val Muller It was after Christmas, that relaxing lull before going back to work but after the disasters of family gatherings …