Another double-post for Friday Fictioneers: And the A-Z Challenge Universal “You can go anywhere you want, but you can’t stay here.” Sighing, I set down my mug. It had been a long day, but apparently, an even longer night. How long had I been up, anyway? “Well,” said my companion, “at least we’re not in […]
For today’s A-Z Challenge post, I’ve decided to write something a little different. Possible trigger warning due to non-graphic reference to a violent act. The Cross I nearly died. Only 13 years old, you left me for dead by the railroad tracks, where no one could hear my screams. How could you know I would […]
Every night for a thousand years, I visited you alone in your cell. I was entranced by your beauty, black hair glistening on alabaster skin, the thin threads like gossamer cloth on your flesh I wanted to touch. My night time visit became a check-in. I could not believe it. Every time I walked by, […]
Ready or Not So, there I was in bed, gazing up at the ceiling, so, so sad because my friends had forgotten my birthday. Suddenly, the house started moving. At first I thought it was an earthquake. I leapt up and ran to the window, staring out at bleak January light, and a crane bearing […]
Okay, I have GOT to stop saying “I’ll get caught up over the weekend” and write all my A-Z Challenge posts ahead of time. Especially when the weather is SO NICE out it would be like a mortal sin to waste it. Running behind again! Sorry the prose will probably be rushed but I’ve got […]
Here’s my post for the A-Z Challenge, letter O. I’m so glad it’s Friday. I’m finally starting to hit some of my deadlines again. Hope you’ve had a good week so far! Ordinary People Notice found on an intergalactic billboard: Yes, ordinary humans, we want YOU for a once-in-lifetime research opportunity. Now seeking human families, […]
Here is my daily post for A-Z Challenge, in which I am trying to write a story a day. I keep saying I am going to schedule a bunch of them ahead of time and then keep struggling instead to just keep up. Also, I keep thinking I should really skip a day to breathe […]
The neighbors were not happy about my choice of lawn art. As I pointed out, trying to be reasonable, it was a simple rock garden with a pool. They had a life-size buffalo and Native American statue in their yard. Oh, and then there was the bizarre log cabin facade on their house. When they […]
L is for Love On that day in March, I had only just arrived at the estate, a little-known ward from the country. I was a shy girl, nervously seeking fresh air and some solitude while walking through the gardens. Golden light glittered merrily on a rainbow of flowers while I walked, parasol in hand, […]
You remind me of fresh strawberries, juicy sweet, the soft flesh and the deliciously crunchy layer on top. You make me laugh. Do you remember our first date, walking awkwardly hand-in-hand along the beach? I’d never seen a sunset on the shore and you didn’t believe me about that. You told me I didn’t need […]
Anne Higa 