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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”

Friday Night Write:  Far From Home (Click the title, will take you to the link to show you what it is all about) My Entry: A ballet of thunder and lighting lit up the night sky; the winds had picked up blowing a cold breeze across the lake. Sitting on the top of the picnic tableContinue reading “Friday Night Write: Far From Home”

Five Sentence Fiction – Composure He had broken from a momentary hesitation when he pushed the button on the elevator, he felt his throat seize and was unsure if he would even be able to speak when the moment came.   Voices in his head screaming out at him with not a single one of theContinue reading “Five Sentence Fiction – Composure”

Five Sentence Fiction – Pirates! – “The Dragon’s Lady” As an experienced thief it was an easy task for her, slip aboard the anchored Dragon’s Moon, the sailors all drunken and whoring though the taverns and brothels and steal the map; everything else she could carry would be hers with no questions asked.  Swiftly TessaContinue reading “Five Sentence Fiction – Pirates”

Five Sentence Fiction – Harvest I used to love the rain, memories of sitting on the front porch swing with her in my arms, her head on my shoulder as we watched Mother Nature’s wrath.  The smell of strawberries in her hair, her favorite scent and it quickly became mine; it was more intoxicating thanContinue reading “Five Sentence Fiction – Harvest”

            June is over and I did participate in JuNoWriMo (NaNoWriMo in June) and I did it really the same way I did my first couple attempts at NaNo, by just winging it.  I went into the month undecided on what I wanted to write, even in the first week ofContinue reading “JuNoWriMo Update”

Five Sentence Fiction – Faeries Seven miles from the nearest home Simon had set up his camp, he traced the outline of his jaw in the crystal clear pool of water.  He had come this far down the Appalachian trail in hopes of finding an escape but there in the water he could see clearlyContinue reading “Five Sentence Fiction – Faeries”

Forbidden Love:  London in the Skies The airship London was a small vessel meant for transportation and minimal occupancy, it had been in her family for generations.  She could hear the hum of the steam engines, the smell of oil hung thick to the air and every breath was near intoxicating.  The floors a seasonedContinue reading “Forbidden Love: London in the Skies”