Welcome to the Spot Writers. The prompt for this month is to use these words in a story or poem: star, pine bough, glass bulb, mistletoe. A Visit from Saint Nicholas – and Others. By Tom Robson (With thanks and apologies to Clement Moore.) “Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the […]
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Welcome to the Spot Writers. The prompt for this month is to use these words in a story or poem: star, pine bough, glass bulb, mistletoe. (There is one more word we must use, but Cathy will reveal that mystery at the end of the story.) This week’s contribution, “The Christmas Wreath,” comes from Cathy […]
Welcome to the Spot Writers. The prompt for this month is to use these words in a story or poem: star, pine bough, glass bulb, mistletoe. This week’s tale comes from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers kidlit mystery series and the YA reboot The Scarred Letter. The Elf Who Taught Kindergarten By Val […]
Welcome to the Spot Writers. The prompt for this month centres around the theme of autumn (Halloween, crispy leaves, Thanksgiving, a chill in the air, the smell of smoke in the wind—even early Christmas sales). This week’s contribution comes from Tom Robson. A Lost Season? By Tom Robson The Autumn of 1926 began disastrously for […]
Welcome to the Spot Writers. The prompt for this month centres around the theme of autumn (Halloween, crispy leaves, Thanksgiving, a chill in the air, the smell of smoke in the wind—even early Christmas sales). This week’s contribution comes from Cathy MacKenzie. Cathy’s latest children’s picture book, BAD, BAD GRANNY, is now available on Amazon, […]
Welcome to the Spot Writers, bringing you your weekly dose of flash fiction. This week’s post comes to you from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers kidlit mystery series. You can learn more at www.CorgiCapers.com. The prompt was to write about autumn. The Mouse War By Val Muller The chill in the air was […]
Welcome to the Spot Writers. The prompt for this month is to use three of five of the following words: leaned, adjusted, clustered, entitled, smirk. This week’s contribution comes from Cathy MacKenzie, who used all five words. Cathy’s latest children’s picture book, a Christmas book titled BAD, BAD GRANNY will be available very soon, in […]
Today’s post comes to you from Val Muller, author of the spooky chiller Faulkner’s Apprentice, available for just $2.99. The prompt for this month involves the use of three of the following words in a story. Leaned, adjusted, clustered, entitled, smirk. The Discerning Chef By Val Muller He’d gone through seven years of culinary school […]
Welcome to the Spot Writers. Today’s contribution comes from RC Bonitz, author of the new book, DANGEROUS DECISIONS, which was just released. The prompt for this month involves the use of three of the following words in a story. Leaned, adjusted, clustered, entitled, smirk. The Fruits of Victory by R. C. Bonitz Kate leaned her […]
Welcome to the Spot Writers. Today’s contribution comes from RC Bonitz, author of the new book, DANGEROUS DECISIONS, which was just released. The prompt for this month involves the use of the following- a planet inhabited mostly by cats, a glitter gun, and a unicorn hunter. A little fantasy anyone? Incident at a Wedding by […]
