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This month’s prompt is to write about a car. The story this week comes from Cathy MacKenzie, who has chosen a story from one of her two recently published compilations of short stories titled Paper Patches (short fiction for women). Paper Patches is available from Smashwords for $2.99. Cathy’s second book, Broken Cornstalks, is also […]

The prompt this week was to write about a car. I was going to write about my beloved 1989 Camry… until this happened. This story comes to us from Val Muller, author of The Scarred Letter, Faulkner’s Apprentice, and the Corgi Capers kidlit mystery series. Bambi Kamikaze By Val Muller It’s late September, and Autumn […]

Welcome to the Spot Writers. The prompt for this month is to write about a car… Today’s contribution comes from RC Bonitz, author of A BLANKET FOR HER HEART.   1949 Mercury by RC Bonitz Today’s theme is to write something about a car. Well, I think modern cars are boring. Reliable for the first […]

Today’s post comes from Cathy MacKenzie. The theme for this month is to use the following five words in a writing: bubbles, airplane, attention, facts, solved. Cathy has two new short story compilations coming out soon. Watch this space for this news!     Paper Airplanes by Cathy MacKenzie I came to attention when Mr. […]

Welcome to the Spot Writers. The prompt for this month is to: use these five words: facts, solved, attention, airplane, bubbles. Today’s tale comes to you from Val Muller, author of the YA Scarlet Letter reboot, The Scarred Letter, available this month only for only $2.99 ebook (Amazon) (B&N), or for 50% off the cover […]

Welcome to the Spot Writers. The prompt for this month is to: use these five words: facts, solved, attention, airplane, bubbles.  Today’s contribution comes from RC Bonitz, author of A BLANKET FOR HER HEART.   The Wedding  by RC Bonitz The facts are simple. A bird flew right into my airplane windshield, shattered the darn […]

Welcome to Spot Writers! The prompt for August is to use the phrase “Out of Season.”  This week’s contribution comes from Kathy L. Price, author of Down the nanoTubes.   Ernie by Kathy L. Price   CRACK! The sharp retort and blinding flash of a lightening strike caused Georgia to jump. Whatever it hit, it […]

Today’s post comes from Cathy MacKenzie. The theme for this month is “Out of Season.” When Cathy can’t come up with a story, she writes a poem; this is her offering. She has two new short story compilations coming out soon, PAPER PATCHES and BROKEN CORNSTALKS. Watch her blog for this news! Out of Season […]

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month the prompt is to use the theme “out of season.” Today’s contribution comes from Val Muller, author of the newly-released The Scarred Letter, a young adult reboot of Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Beast Bella sat in a circle with the others. The crackling campfire singed the summer air, […]

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month the prompt is to use the theme “out of season.” Today’s contribution comes from RC Bonitz, author of A BLANKET FOR HER HEART.    To Everything There’s a Season Candlelight. Wine for two. Crackers and havarti cheese. A cheery fire popping behind the screen. The scene was set; […]