get the InLinkz code The Egg Game Which came first? As a young child, Doug had this talent for obsessing over such questions. Once, he spent an entire month pestering his parents about spiders and insects and why we need them His latest obsession was the question: which came first the chicken or the egg. […]
get the InLinkz code They said there was no way you would ever get along. Too different. Too much war and fighting. Maybe they were right. As I write these words, I plan to give you each fragments, half to one and half the other. I don’t know who poisoned me or why. It does […]
get the InLinkz code “I will stand by you no matter what.” He first said those words years ago, never imagining that they could become so literal, while he leans on his wife for support. Waves crash and recede in bubbling whispers around their bare feet, well, three feet, one plaster cast with a heel. […]
This is my first time doing this, so I hope it works. This picture is taken from a Google Maps street view of Edinburgh, as part of What Pegman Saw. To enjoy stories inspired by the What Pegman Saw prompt or to submit your own 150-word story, visit the inLinkz button: The Leaf Red-veined, golden, the […]
First of all, Happy New Year! And Happy IWSG Day! Yes, 2017 is upon us. Maybe that’s why this month’s question of the month is making me think of nostalgia and the (in)famous quote that “advice is form of nostalgia.” Then again, maybe “bad advice” is a form of nostalgia. The question of the month […]
get the InLinkz code When I came to, I didn’t know where I was. My head throbbed,and the world shuddered in time. Slowly now, up on my elbows. Streetlights. People. “Drunks on the street in broad daylight.” “Someone should call the police.” “I’m not getting involved.” Your kind round concerned face, dark hair bright eyes. […]
get the InLinkz code Rose crossed the border illegally when she was still a small child, too young to remember. That’s the truth as they’ve told her, so says the immigration official with the kind but firm eyes. She wants to join the military, to serve her country and, okay, to help herself through college. […]
I haven’t written a post for Celebrate the Small Things in a while, and that’s partly because my life has been a little bit crazy lately, not enough hours in the day and also because I haven’t been feeling too hot with the cold and the long nights and now possibly coming down with the […]
This is my post for this week’s Friday Fictioneers. I actually wrote two stories because somehow I found the wrong prompt (which I can’t find again) before writing the second story. The first story is the one in response to this week’s prompt. The second one is a bonus, I guess. =D Sorry. Having a […]
It’s the first Wednesday, and that means it’s time to post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I know I’ve definitely neglected my blog when the last post I see is also Insecure Writer’s Support Group, a month ago. This group is a great place to share encouragement, tips, and yes insecurities related to being […]
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