2021-09-20 03:01
OrphansCole trudged along the flood plain of a shallow creek, his only company, a parrot perched upon his left shoulder. It was high noon, the sky cloudless. Cattails as tall as cornstalks r… Read More
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2018-08-01 05:46
Yesterday Almost everyone thought the lad was his son. The man and the boy were often seen together back in Monroe City. Before the war, that is. But even today, one could have though… Read More
2018-07-23 04:04
I have stumbled upon this blog once again with an interest to write more fiction. And doing so, I came upon "My 100 Things for 2014." I was having a difficult time that year, not getting muc… Read More
2014-01-08 03:09
I never make New Year Resolutions. And I know this is crazy. Blame The Running Green Girl. She influenced me to do this. Green Girl is very inspirational. Here… Read More
2012-09-28 04:11
1. Uncle Tom’s Cabin / Harriett Beecher Stowe 2. Black Boy / Richard Wright 3. Brother’s Karamozov / Fyodor Dostoevsky 4. Gone with the Wind / Margaret Mitchell 5. Corelli&rs&hell…Read More
2012-09-05 04:25
Oh no! I only have 5 days left, and I haven’t a thing to wear. Wait. That’s not what I meant. I meant, I haven’t written a thing!! Read More
2012-08-10 05:40
Wow. Two years have passed since I've posted on this blog. I'm so sorry. Sorry for myself. Sorry that I have left my first love -- fiction. How could I? H… Read More
2010-09-30 06:00
My second year attending the LA SCWC, it was again not held in Los Angeles, or even in L.A. County for that matter. The conference was held at the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach &ndash&hell…Read More
2010-06-05 07:07
He stood on the corner, the sun shined against his golden locks. A sign the length of his body in the shape of an arrow flew up above his head. He caught it on a spin, then shot it around hi… Read More
2010-03-29 07:02
So, I love fiction. But life takes over. Over and over and over again.I used to read four plus novels a month. Now, I read a novel when I assign one to a student (by t… Read More
2010-03-02 14:22
Well, I've got another First Line Fiction, non-placing story to post. Pressed for time, I wrote it in about 2 days. Perhaps I'd stand a better chance if I took more time. L… Read More
2010-02-02 13:59
I have been rather discouraged with my writing, with my running, with so many things in myself. That is my nature. I would love to adhere to Winston Churchill's words that "Coura… Read More
2010-01-24 07:29
Too many months have passed since I last posted on this blog. Life and my other hobby take up much of my time nowadays. I want to write, yet I grow so discouraged because I don't… Read More
2009-11-27 21:15
This is not a "Simply Fictional Tale." This is merely meandering . . . I laughed when Bugs Bunny said, "walk this way," and some other character copied his haphazard walk. I laughed harder w… Read More
2009-11-23 09:06
I could rearrange this list from week to week. And there are many other books that I've read worthy of making this list. I doubt the top 3 will ever change -- though it is possible.(Omitted… Read More
2009-11-15 05:24
Chapter 91890, Kiev, RussiaJov Baklanov tossed a tattered, leather boot at the black, long-haired mutt perched up against the sofa. She barked wildly out the window at a white cat that pranc… Read More
2009-11-08 08:27
I don't know about this one -- I figured what the heck! Post it, then file the story away.Danny lurched from his mother’s vomit-stained lap. He hit the floor with a thud. Face tensed… Read More
2009-11-02 17:36
This short story is another one from the archives -- I'm guessing that I wrote it about ten years ago. First clue that it's an oldie, again: First person point-of-view (and once again male… Read More
2009-10-31 07:53
SummerChapter 1Charlotte let out a wail that traveled to the edges of their thousand-acre ranch. Armadillos stopped in their tracks. Tiny white butterflies paused on blades of grass swaying… Read More
2009-10-26 03:50
Sevastopol, Russia 1889Six year old Joshua picked up a stone and threw it so that it skipped along the rippling edges of the sea. All the neighborhood children, and even some adults, tried t… Read More
2009-10-24 09:02
1900, KievFive boys threw dirt clods at each other in the hills above the valley. For cover they hid behind the bronze St. Vladimir who carries a cross overlooking the village. They ran circ… Read More
2009-10-24 09:00
It might take more pages than the actual story to explain why I wrote this one a little over a year ago. Not sure either if anyone cares. So, I'll leave you with only this story, and with on… Read More
2009-10-24 09:00
December 5, 1941, BerlinHazel eyes peered through the slits of the Becker’s boarded up windows where the wood planks made deep impressions in Lisette’s cheeks. You could hear onl… Read More
2009-10-24 08:59
I gave up my attempt at poetry many a year ago : ) But here's a few for your entertainment (though comic it may be), if there is anyone out there . . .PATRIOTISM (October 1994)The statue mov… Read More
2009-10-24 08:57
One from the archives -- you tell me: yah or nay, toss or file away?A stroller and a Winnebago-like wagon, loaded with three toddlers, an ice chest and clip-on fan, sandwiched Tara as she sc… Read More
2009-10-24 08:56
The pool hall erupted in hoarse laughter, like crackling thunder against a stormy sky. A lone woman center the attention flipped her black curly, unkempt hair. Patrons hushed. Brad’s h… Read More
2009-10-15 13:29
This one's from the archives -- written about fifteen years ago. The big clue that it's an oldie is that I wrote it in the first person point of view (a male pov at that!). I rarely write in… Read More
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