This story is part of my September Challenge Contest. You can check out the other entries this week; Good-bye, George — Inspired by Kristi West and Starting Over — Inspired by Julie Weber. Make sure you vote on Sunday, September 4. And then check back every day in… Continue Reading “Boston and Babies — Inspired by Alex Skye”
If you’re just reading about the September Challenge Contest, please check it out here. You can read yesterday’s post, Good-bye, George. Check back each day to read the different stories and make sure you vote on Sunday! Today’s story is inspired by Julie Weber, one of my… Continue Reading “Starting Over — Inspired by Julie Weber”
Kristi West and I go way back. We attended college together, sang in the choir, performed in Madrigals, etc. Kristi was my very first fan (on my Facebook “novelist” page) and she made sure to get a whole bunch of people to “like” me.… Continue Reading “Good-bye, George — Inspired by Kristi West”
Hi, All! It’s officially September! That means that today will bring you the first of the short stories in our September Challenge Contest! What’s the September Challenge Contest? Well, read about it here. All the stories ideas have been entered (sorry, I’m… Continue Reading “Story Schedule for September and Voting”
Now it’s down to 9 hours, 53 minutes! You better get your story ideas in! Here’s how it works… I want to stretch myself and my writing. So, we’re going to play a little bit of a game. You pick the characters,… Continue Reading “Only 9 hours, 54 minutes left!!!”
Okay. I want to try something new and fun for the month of September. And I need your help. In fact, if you don’t help me…well…it won’t be successful at all. Here’s the thing. I want to stretch myself and my writing.… Continue Reading “Challenge September”
Be sure you check out Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3. Thanks for reading! Feel free to leave a comment. Lucille struggled to regain her breath. “He forced me, Eddie. But I didn’t know what to do. I believed him that it was my fault. And… Continue Reading “Love Story – Part 4”
Catch Part 1 and Part 2 if you haven’t already! And, by all means, feel free to share my blog with your friends on Facebook and/or Twitter! Thank you! The funeral home was old. About as old as Lucille. The founders were still the owners and operators.… Continue Reading “Love Story – Part 3”
Make sure to catch part 1 here. The night was dark. Full of rain and thunder and lightning. Electricity flickered on and off until a huge popping sound shut it off for the rest of the night. Lucille hadn’t collected candles or found a flashlight.… Continue Reading “Love Story – Part 2”
There was a strong, almost-autumn wind. It upset the grand-kids’ play tent in the backyard, caused the crimson maple to wave furiously. There was a smell that was whipped up in the air. A warm, rich smell. It made Lucille want to smoke on… Continue Reading “Love Story — part 1”