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Blog Flash Day #14: Children Before she had realized it Miranda had traveled miles, she could hear the running water and immediately knew where she was.  Through the small clearing to see the waterfall her uncle had brought her here to swim, and jump from the small cliff when she was a kid.  She even smiledContinue reading “Blog Flash Day #14: Children”

Visual Dare:  Table for One Derek made no attempt to sit quietly as he attracted looks from the other patrons.  The freshly bandaged hand on the table, the other fiddled with his last paycheck not near enough to cover the overdue bill in his back.  He glanced at his phone, the text she had leftContinue reading “Visual Dare: Table For One”

Blog Flash Day #13:  Forest Miranda left Blue behind, she had not even realized she was weaponless until high up the trail behind her uncle’s cabin.  Book in hand, she looked up at the sun and though the weatherman had called for cloudy skies but it was clear now and she smiled feeling the coolContinue reading “Blog Flash Day #13: Forest”

Blog Flash Day #12:  Celebration The shower washed away the guilt and the smile with it as Miranda began to dress in slacks and a simple white t-shirt.  Blue watched her from the open door as she pulled the dark long sleeve shirt over her the white one.  She tied her still wet hair backContinue reading “Blog Flash Day #12: Celebration”

Blog Flash Day #11: Greed Miranda stood flicking the glass from her exposed knees and paid little attention to the fresh cuts they left behind.  A wave of guilt washed over her even though she continued to smile.  She almost felt greedy; her entire life was built on the death of her father and the peopleContinue reading “Blog Flash Day #11: Greed”

Blog Flash Day #10:  Success The glass cut deep into her palm, but Miranda continued to squeeze tightly through the pain.  Fighting the growing anxiety in her stomach, she needed a release.  She wanted a normal life.  Though she hardly knew what normal even was, she just knew this was not even close to it. Continue reading “Blog Flash Day #10: Success”

Blog Flash Day #9: Journey Miranda walked over to the shattered glass, she could see her jagged and distorted reflection in the pieces.  With a deep breath, she crouched down to pick the biggest shard from the debris; she was just a couple months from her twenty fifth birthday.  The reflection looking back at her wasContinue reading “Blog Flash Day #9: Journey”

Blog Flash Day #8:  Relaxing Miranda tumbled across the mat lifting the knife from the floor and twirled it through the air for a near fatal hit on the dummy hanging from the exposed beam.  Daylight had come and the skies were clear even though her mind was just as foggy as before. She alwaysContinue reading “Blog Flash Day #8: Relaxing”

Five Sentence Fiction – Victory He had been smiling for nearly ten minutes and yet neither of them had said a word for almost thirty; he knew he was gong to win.  He had more patience than her and could see the frustration grow on her forced blank expression, then a grin of her ownContinue reading “Five Sentence Fiction – Victory”

Blog Flash Day #7: Sunset Miranda sat on the deck with her weapon at her side, and Blue sleeping at her feet.  She had more than the scenery on her mind.  Her uncle had hobbled away, which always made her smile.  He could move as swift as her unless he knew he was being watched,Continue reading “Blog Flash Day #7: Sunset”