This week’s flash fiction comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers kids’ mystery series. The prompt was to create a story using three of the four following words: radio, dress, attic, photo. The story below takes place in the world of one of Val’s works-in-progress, a YA post-apocalypse tale on a […]
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This week’s haunting flash fiction comes to us from RC Bonitz, using three of the four following words: radio, dress, attic, photo. DIMENSIONS By RC Bonitz Richard Jacobs stares at the kitchen radio, its silent display showing 91.5. It’s been set to 88.3 this past month. The change doesn’t bother him much after […]
This weeks’ story, on the theme of holidays, comes from Cathy MacKenzie. Her most recent publication, BETWEEN THESE PAGES, is a compilation of 18 short stories. The book is available on Amazon and Smashwords: The Corkscrew by Cathy MacKenzie New Year’s Eve usually ends with a bang, the New Year rolling in like an eel […]
Happy New Year! This week’s post, on the theme of holidays, comes to us from Val Muller, author of the children’s mystery series Corgi Capers. You can learn about her other work at valm16.sg-host.com. * * * The Frozen Rescue by Val Muller Katy stepped onto the walkway. The frigid air felt good after the […]
LINCOLN LOGS by R.C. Bonitz, author of A LITTLE BIT OF BLACKMAIL, A LITTLE BIT OF BABY, and A BLANKET FOR HER HEART. The pre-Christmas sale at Denby’s Toy Shop had attracted crowds of shoppers, but Mike was paying no attention. The crowd parted briefly and he saw her, just for an instant. Searching, […]
Welcome to the Spot Writers segment for this week. This week’s contribution comes from Deborah Dera. The prompt for the past few weeks has been to choose an item and write about why your character stole it. Deborah’s piece morphed a bit from the prompt, and is in no way, shape, or form a true […]
Welcome to the Spot Writers. This week the prompt is to have a character explain why they stole something. Today’s contribution comes from Catherine MacKenzie. Her most recent publication, BETWEEN THESE PAGES, is a compilation of 18 short stories. The book is available on Amazon and Smashwords: *** The Vase Fragmented snakes twist around […]
The following tale is told by Abigail, the main character in Val Muller’s work-in-progress. It’s a post-disaster sci-fi tale in which Abigail struggles to keep a barren earth from falling into a complete wasteland. You can learn more about Val at valm16.sg-host.com or www.corgicapers.com, with holiday sales going on at valm16.sg-host.com/store. Stealing Time I took […]
Welcome to the Spot Writers. This week, the prompt is to have a character explain why they stole something. Today’s contribution comes from RC Bonitz, author of A LITTLE BIT OF BLACKMAIL, A LITTLE BIT OF BABY, and A BLANKET FOR HER HEART. The Confession It’s the weirdest thing. I never did anything like […]
Welcome to the Spot Writers segment for this week. This week’s contribution comes from Deborah Dera. The prompt for the past few weeks has been “magic brew,” and Deborah found it challenging to work the theme into her piece so far after the spooky Halloween season. She hopes this piece sparks a little bit of […]
