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 year going a bit more punctually! -Val This week’s story …
Today’s story comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers mystery series (check it out at www.CorgiCapers.com). The prompt was to write a story using the following words: shadow, mountain, shell, sunlight, hammock, bottle, chain, wheel. Ghost By Val Muller The day had come, and those without …
The theme of this week (“I’m so cold my bones have frozen”) is appropriate, as winter temperatures seem to have temporarily snapped back for author Val Muller. She is the author of the Corgi Capers mystery series, the sci-fi romance For Whom My Heart Beats Eternal, and the supernatural chiller …
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 …
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, …
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, …