There Could be a Possible Story Here
Today was extremely busy and I just got home. So… no typical blog tonight. I know, I know, you’re disappointed. Keep your chin up, there’s always tomorrow. However, I do want to introduce a...
View ArticleThe Frog Ball
Situated in a land far away there once was a magnificent kingdom. The kingdom is now long forgotten even in the history books. It is forgotten to everyone except to the local people in a tiny village...
View ArticleThe Legend of Henry Luck
Some people’s life can be summed up in one little story. But for others, it takes a legend to tell their glory. Back in the day, when the old west was still young – the law couldn’t contain anything...
View Article31 Dates in 31 Days excerpt
Years ago, I wrote a book. It’s not all that great but it does have a beginning and an end. It’s about a girl named Grace who takes a challenge from a guy named Matt that she can go on … Continue...
View ArticleThe Stormy Night
The old priest stood by the big front doors of the church and watched the blizzard. “I feel like I’m in a snow globe,” he said to only the falling snow. After a few moments of reflection, he closed...
View Article31 Days, 31 Dates: Prologue
I pushed the scan button on my car radio searching for a radio station. All I heard was static. “C’mon,” I said to myself and pushed again. “There’s got to be something.” My old Buick Oldsmobile...
View Article31 Days, 31 Dates: Chapter 1
There’s a rumor I’ve heard that at a certain point in your life you don’t have to do anything you don’t want to. I’m not sure what age that is, although I have my suspicion it happens about two...
View ArticleA Timeless Writers Heart
by Suzy Hazelwood The cover of a book can display more fiction than the words on the actual page And beginnings and endings can beg the reader to buy But the books that I never fall out of love …...
View ArticleFrozen Roses
I don’t really get whole stories in my head. Instead, I get short powerful scenes. And that’s it. I found this snippet while going through my computer. I have no idea when I wrote it or what...
View ArticleThe Gold Leaf
“It seems unfair,” I mumbled to myself. I was stopped at the usual red light on my way home from work. If I didn’t know any better, I would swear this intersection had it out for me. The light always …...
View ArticleFriday, July 3
(fiction) Harold looked at his watch. He let out a sigh and shook his wrist. It had to be later than that. He peeked around his cubicle to the clock on the wall. Nope, his watch was right on. He …...
View ArticleIndependence Day
(fiction) The sun was beating down taking no prisoners. I looked up at the sky and couldn’t see a cloud in the dark blue vastness and knew there would be no relief to the punishing heat. On my car’s...
View ArticleIndependence Day
To get caught up: Part I Part II “My family moved around a bit when I was a young girl. It was during the Great Depression. Work was hard to come by. It probably didn’t help matters when the bread …...
View ArticleIndependence Day
Independence Day part I Independence Day part II We did the best we could to make life normal after that day. Whatever that normal is. I now believe ‘normal’ is our modern El Dorado. People drive...
View ArticleOff to Krista’s Game!
(fiction) “C’mon!” I yelled as I peeked my head into the kitchen doorway. “Time to go.” The only response I heard was the sound of shuffling as my two sisters, my brother, and my parents finished...
View ArticleThe HUB: The Bus Ride Home
I. We sat in silence. Of course we sat in silence. On the bus ride home there was always silence. Even though we sat in clusters of departments in the HUB. In the front sat the chemists. They...
View ArticleThe HUB: Processing
II I arrived home an hour after my normal time. This threw my routine off and left me feeling a little angry. With each passing day I was fortunate to grow older I relied more on routine like an...
View ArticleThe HUB: The Next Morning
III The next morning I dropped my rent payment in my landlady’s mail slot on my way to work. It was still dark out and the temperature dipped below freezing. I pulled my coat tighter around me but it...
View ArticleThe HUB: Another Day
IV My shift was uneventful but long. Ten hours didn’t feel that long since my first years underground. Every noise I heard caused me to jump. Until I heard at last the bell announcing the shift...
View ArticleWill She?
I. Waiting “Can I help you with anything?” the young clerk asked while wiping her hands on her apron. “No, thank you,” he replied glancing at her for a moment then turning his gaze toward...
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