Momentary

I have only a second to                                      try to              tell you                                          i can’t                                              remember                                               what. let me try again. so much                                                 more than i             has happened                      can bear                     tripping            off     my tongue                        over my words. I’ve missed you! Please don’t go againso soon. i need time to get it together.i need […]

Countup

1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 Why am I so afraid? Why am I so afraid? 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 Why am I so afraid? Why am I so afraid?What is the worst […]

Friday Fictioneers: The Chair

PHOTO PROMPT -Copyright – Jan Wayne Fields The Chair A realtor calls Jack to the Cook house in northern Maine, to prove it’s full of antiques and empty of ghosts. He sets up his equipment in one corner of the allegedly haunted master bedroom. Then, he waits. In front of him, an antique writing desk […]

Throwback Thursdays: You Remind Me of the Babe

What babe, you ask? Why, the the babe with the power of course! You know you want to sing along – again. 😉 Recently, I was watching Labyrinth (for the nth time) the latest and greatest from puppeteer Jim Henson. Gasp, the greatest? I know, I loved the Muppets too. I even saw the 2011 […]

A Love Letter from Heaven

I had to hunt this down so I could repost! I spoke to my sister and she said the feather she found she put into a hat and gave to my mom who passed away shortly after (from cancer). Thank you for sharing as this was deeply meaningful and what I needed to hear right […]

Echoes

  Rebounding against rock walls Like a prophecy Of someone I have not met Asking Is anyone there? Yes. Here I am.

Friday Fictioneers: Staircase to Nowhere

PHOTO PROMPT – Copyright-Björn Rudberg On a wind-swept cliff overlooking the Pacific, a stone staircase is all that remains of an ancient cottage, long ago crumbled into the ocean. In childhood, the staircase fascinated her. As she grows old she carves messages in stone, beginning at the bottom step. “Me & Yoshiro 4ever.” “Am now […]

IWSG: Ready or Not

This past month has been interesting. I’ve done some freelance work (business writing), got paid for a short story – for research not publication. (But still! Paid for a quick flash fiction that took me an hour to write.) I have three short fiction pieces on submission, one rejection under my belt. I finished a […]

Announcing: Cold Iron (Re-)Release and Free Copies

After much editing and helpful input, my debut novel Cold Iron will be available August 15th at most major online stores. Free copies are available at Library Thing Member Giveaways through the end of the month (about a third of the way down on the page today). I’m hoping for some honest feedback. The sequel […]