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I won an award for my entry (Night in Vegas) in Emmie MearsEnd of the World Flash Fiction challenge… I’m not sure it is one I want to brag about or anything, but there it is.  I will admit to having bad habit of waiting until the last minute sometimes to get my flash fictionContinue reading “I won! ….sorta”

Blog Flash 2012 Blog Flash 2012 Day #5:  Frustration “Crazy ass old man.”  Miranda’s frustration showed as she ran a hand through her dark hair.  “You busted up your own cabin, why? To prove some twisted point?” “That puppy would be the death of you, if I were anyone else.” Miranda could see clearly, turnedContinue reading “Blog Flash Day #5: Frustration”

Blog Flash 2012 Blog Flash Day #4 – Busy Miranda leapt around the table, Blue in one hand, she reached with the other only to have the katana fall from grasp.  The sound of it hitting the floor was deafening.  To her knees she released the wailing puppy and franticly fought to raise her weaponContinue reading “Blog Flash Day #4 – Busy”

Swing by  Blog Flash 2012 and check out all the wonderful bloggers who are participating in the event and show their entries some love.   ——- Blog Flash Day #3:  Color Lost in Blue’s big brown eyes;  he whined until she finally lifted him from the dark floors, and stood holding him against her black t-shirt as heContinue reading “Blog Flash Day #3: Color”

Blog Flash 2012 A Furry Friend – The absence of thought, only reflex, she spun to her feet with the katana lifted high and ready to strike at her opponent’s.  She took a deep breath removing the blindfold and dropping to one knee twirling the long blade behind her back in the process. With aContinue reading “Blog Flash Day #2: A Furry Friend”

What it’s about?  A daily challenge to write 50 to 100 words about a given word for the next 30 days.  Check it out:  Blog Flash 2012  —– Thinking –                                     She had not moved from her meditative state for hours, her legs crossed and her hands rested on her knees.  The sun beat throughContinue reading “Blog Flash Day #1 – Thinking”

Night in Vegas by Steven Paul Watson (@ashviper) “It’s not the end of the world.” Derek smiled warmly at her.  Cameron had been his best friend since high school and, despite his soon to be ex-wife’s jealousy, they had remained in touch for the four years of his marriage. She was the first person he calledContinue reading “End of the World Challenge: Night in Vegas”

Swing by Sweet Banana Ink to see more of Friday Night Write. ————- “I’m not going to apologize…”  It was the only time the southern came out in that one word, and she didn’t say it often.  She so rarely had a reason to apologize.  And this was one of those times she had nothingContinue reading “Friday Night Write: C’mon Talk”

Five Sentence Fiction – Scarlet                      Her jeep sat in the same place it had when he left for work that morning;  he knew something was up as normally her days off are spent on the beach, the local café absorbed in her laptop writing, or at the bookstore seeking the latest mystery novel.  HeContinue reading “Five Sentence Fiction – Scarlet”

Visual Dare:  Gutted “Patrick!” A hood covered his head; cuffs bound his wrists and panic set in.  “Patrick!” Nathan yelled, trying to sound more confident.  He remembered the truck, nothing else.  The air smelled and it clung to his lungs with each breath.  Pushing his back up the wall, a step forward and the floorContinue reading “Visual Dare: Gutted”