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Seriously Reviewed said "You know? Every so often you read a story that starts a little slow on the first few pages and then.....BAM it just explodes! This was one of them for me."

Kaye's Book Review Page
on which she said The book is "short, sweet, light-hearted and just plain fun."

Vince at Philosophy of Romance said "Alice Audrey’s voice is fresh, feisty, full of surprises and always fun. The author also deals with real people having real problems and she does it in a very insightful way."

Nessa at Chrysalis Stage said "If you like sweet, fast-paced romance with a hot hero and all of the misunderstandings that two people can throw at each other, then you will love this story."

Night Owl Reviews didn't have anything nice to say about it. Hey, you can't win them all.

Brenda Talley of Romance Studio said " I recommend this book to anyone. It was a pleasure to read and I shall look for more of her work in the future. "

By Guta Bauer at Murphy's Library did it twice! Once in English and once in Portuguese. I'm assuming they both say, "Life goes on, choices need to be made and we can never let our past deny us of our future. That’s just some of the things we learn from this story. "

If you did a review of my book, let me know! I'll be glad to link to you, even if you didn't like the book.

Years Later

His former lover came to visit. She couldn’t help but remember the night the ex stayed over – how she bounded across the darkened living room to the couch like a deer in a field. Yet when it came to the choice between hiking around in the park with them or getting the dishes done she said, “have fun” with a wave.

The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most.

Posting

“I can’t go yet. I have to hurry up and get my post ready.”

“What post?”

“Fiction Friday 55.”

“Wait, it’s Friday already? How did that happen? I was sure it was still Thursday.”

“It IS Thursday. Thursday night, which is when Fiction Friday 55 begins. You know how it goes. In the Internet, Friday begins on Thursday night.”

The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most.

The Personal Armageddon

It takes time
to realize that the world has indeed ended and everyone that matters
is long gone and the screaming, yawning void inside
can’t be filled by tears.
It takes time
for the tattered remains of purpose in life
to knit back into the fabric of a day.
For the joy of survival to carry any meaning and
for life to go on.
It takes time

The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most.

13 On My To-Do List

1. Tomorrow I drive out to the airport and pick up Mr. Al. Yay!

2. Decide what to do about the new glasses.

3. Taxes.

4. Take pictures of the dangles I made so I can put them in my Etsy store.

5. Read some blogs.

6. Take pictures of all 13 of the gargoyles that have appeared around the house.

7. Take The Girl to her singing lesson.

8. Turn in the mail that the letter carrier refuses to pick up that was delivered to the wrong place.

9. Taxes.

10. Revise some pages.

11. Water the houseplants.

12. Take pictures of Jack and Jill.

13. More taxes.

A Random 13

Just some stuff on my mind.

1. It’s Tax Season. Again. No, really, it’s not too early.

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I’m Back!

I’ll be around to read your blogs in the next day or so. In a some cases, I’ve already been and read, but found due to problems with blogger’s form set ups and password issues with WordPress.com I was unable to leave comments.

Now that I’m back on my desktop I feel more in control. I can actually get around and do the things I want to do. Yay! So of course the first thing I did on getting home was start running laundry.

I had a great time visiting family but messed up on my chance to see friends. Most of them have scattered around the world, but if I’d gotten my act together faster, I’d have been able to see a best friend, anyway. I’m kicking myself for that one.

Did you get a chance to see friends and family? What are your plans for tonight?

Alienation

“I am weird, aren’t I?” The high school girl put her books in her locker while talking to the boy at the locker next to her. “I mean, sometimes I feel like an alien. I really do.”

When at last she stopped yammering and left he let his antennae come out so he could beam another SOS to the mother ship.

The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most.

Lost Track

I… Um… get around a little bit. I mean I tend to visit a fair number of blogs. Now and then I will plan on going back to see something, but forget who posted the thing I’m interested in. This happened early last week, when someone mentioned they were writing something that looked like it might be a serial suitable for The Serialists. I didn’t have enough time to check it out when I ran across it, then couldn’t figure out where it was when I did have time.

So, if I said something about coming back to check it out later, let me know. I didn’t forget, I just got turned around. Happens to me all the time.

13 Pictures of Flowers

I’m still not ready to say good bye to summer. There is still a lot I’d like to do – like paint the exterior of the house – that require warm weather. But the trees are all turning, so I guess I better accept that Fall is here. As a send off, here are pictures I took of flowers over the course of Summer

From around town:
1.

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Eggshells Underfoot

“When did I become so easily frightened,” Jessie said as she shifted her hair to cover bruises she never talks about. “I used to be so good at reading people. Now…” She shakes her head. The hair slides forward, covering all but her frown. “Sometimes I think I’ll never be sure of myself again.”

The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most.

This is an homage to a friend from many years ago.

13 Things on my To Do List

1. Write. I’ve been doing a 100 words per day for 100 days challenge. I’ve got five weeks to go. It doesn’t sound like much, but sitting down to write some fiction every single day for 100 days can be a challenge.

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13 Random Pictures

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Staying Strong

He came to us because
too many friends said
he would be happier, friendlier, safer, better
with a little therapy.
We gave him a questionnaire. Every answer said
he was happy.
We asked him the same questions. Every answer said
he was fine.
We sat down to talk, just talk
and he burst into tears.

The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most.

Sign of the Times

“What is the world coming to,” Grandma used to say.
The news at 6, the latest fashions, the
shift in the cultural paradigm.
For everything, a grunt and a shake of the head.
I laughed.
It’s just the way of the world.
But now, I too, have come to wonder.
“What’ll they come up with next?”

The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most.

A Random 13

1. I spent yesterday (Wednesday) carpet cleaning.

2. That’s a lie. I hired my son to do it, then helped him with it.

3. Even though I didn’t do the worst of it, my hands hurt from gripping.

4. There are three area rugs I’d love to do before returning the machine, but there’s no way I could clear them off enough to make it worth the effort before my 24 hours are up.

5. Mr. Al is feeling under the weather. He hasn’t had to stay home from a cold in several months.

6. The younger our kids were, the more often we got sick.

7. In a few more years, they will both be out of the house. Then we might not catch colds at all.

8. He’s convalescing in a yukata. A yukata is kind of the casual version of a kimono.

9. Meanwhile our cat is still slowly recuperating from having been hit by a car.

10. For a while he was howling and growling piteously.

11. Turned out one of the bones in his crushed hip had come loose from the plate they put in to hold it all together.

12. He’s on pain meds now, and is much happier.

13. But he’s still no good at using the litter box.

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