Breaking Radio Silence
I know. It’s been quiet here for a while – a long while. Nearly silent, in fact. I didn’t intend to go anywhere. I just…did. I said to someone last night that when I take a break from my writing, it tends to happen without my knowledge or my consent. This is exactly true and…
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Some Exciting News
Hello, friends! I know, it’s been a while. I’ve been busy with a hundred things this summer – truly – and I promise I’ll be back in this space regularly very soon. For the time being, I’m excited to tell you that I have joined the team over at Open Thought Vortex Magazine as Author…
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Finding My Summer Groove
Summer is here. We’re only five days in by the calendar, but around here it’s been summer for nearly three weeks since Zilla’s school year finished in the first week of June. It’s nice to be finished with packing school bags and lunches, scrambling for clean uniform parts, dealing with homework assignments and projects and…
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The Wishing Well – A Six Sentence Story Revisited
Time again for Six Sentence Stories! This week I’m letting an older post fill my slot on the grid. Follow the link below to my story inspired by the word WELL. There you’ll also find the link to Ivy Walker’s blog where you can check out this week’s link-up grid and read more stories from…
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In the Morning Light
Looking at Paris in this light, Jean-Luc mourned the passing of time. He sat easily on the park bench with one arm draped over the back and pulled a slow, hard drag from his cigarette. The slightest whisper of morning rose behind the trees and bathed the park in elegant rose-gold dew. As the hour…
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The View from My Window
I can tell just by looking at the sky that it is a perfect early summer evening. My mind drifts from the droning conversation in the room – group sharing or something equally ineffective – and leaps instead to the tree branches the wind jostles playfully just outside the second-floor window. I can guess the…
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Liftoff
Jack stabbed angrily at the controls, slammed the flight manual shut, then threw it at the panel. Was Andie seriously sitting there on the platform reading when he was about to make the most important test flight of his life, the one that would determine all of their fates? “Hey, man, take it easy on the machinery, wouldja?”…
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Weekend Business
Gail signed the document, then locked and patted her briefcase. “Business awaits. Will you be OK this weekend?” Recalling the suspicious “business” charges on their Visa statement, she imagines how Rich’s face will look later when the card is declined. With a dismissive wave, Gail smiles. “I’m sure I will.” ~~~~~ A bit of an update……
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A Familiar Content
It is almost time. Steam rises in front of me, blurring my vision slightly. I inhale deeply, taking in all that I can by breath. A gentle heat kisses my cheek, turning my skin warm and moist. Bright flashes of orange and green swim before my eyes, darting impishly in and out of bouncy cream-colored curls. Metal brushes…
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Master of None
Emily sat alone in the hot sunlight on the pier, her feet dangling just above the surface of the water but not close enough to break it. It’s how she felt often lately, like she was on the verge of something, positioned to jump in with both feet, but unable to put even a tentative toe forward to…
