Author Archives: Val

Flash fiction: Childhood by Val Muller

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt was created using a random generator. Use these five words in a writing: suntan, paint, waterfall, inflation, exposure. This week’s prompt comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: putting away the lunchbox

Friday was my second day home from work after my district, like so many other schools in the nation, announced a closing that would encompass “at least” the next two weeks. The first day off, I made arrangements. Made sure … Continue reading

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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, … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction (poetry): “Mistaken” by Cathy MacKenzie

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 contribution comes from Cathy MacKenzie. Cathy’s novel, WOLVES DON’T KNOCK, a psychological … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: The man in the detective hat by Chiara De Giorgi

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is “someone always wears the same hat because of some secret and/or mysterious reason”. This week’s story comes from Chiara De Giorgi. Chiara dreams, reads, edits texts, translates, and occasionally writes in … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: Unfinished Business & New Beginnings by Chiara De Giorgi

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is “unfinished business.” In the great irony of the prompt, I am a bit late in posting two stories that are both about the New Year. Here’s to the rest of the … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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