Monthly Archives: March 2012

In the Soup

Jill: What fresh produce? Seems to me the only thing fresh around here is you. Today’s theme is Fresh Previously in Jack and Jill: Whistle Stop Photohunt

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Cab Driver

I don’t remember his name. He gave me a ride from the Romance Writers of America convention to the airport. He barely spoke English, having haled from Shri Lanka, but insisted on filling the silence with as many of my words as he could. To get them, he had to talk too, and so we argued the nature of love, devotion, and Romance. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. […]

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13 Games I’m NOT Playing, much as I would like to

A month ago I still have the luxury of time to occasionally play video games. Now that Tax Season is underway, that time is gone. Here are 13 I might be plying right this minute if I could spare the time. 1. Spyro; Ripto’s Rage 2. Saga Frontier 2 3. Dragon Quest VIII 4. Antigrav 5. Dark Cloud 6. Final Fantasy X-2 7. Final Fantasy IX 8. Grandia 9. Azure Dreams 10. The Legend of Dragoon 11. Final Fantasy XII […]

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Suzie’s House 254: To Jostle a Remnant of Memory

Gene thought about hiding so Mrs. H. wouldn’t catch him watching, but then his jaw got tight and his back bunched up. He told himself he wasn’t mad, but he didn’t hide at all. So right after kissing that guy, that lawyer guy, she turned around and there he was, standing in the window with his arms crossed, looking right at her.

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The Serialists of March 28

To be honest, I’ve had some problems following some of the more recent episodes of Scorpius, but last week started pulling it all together for me. Have you been following along? What do you think? This is the hub for The Serialists, a meme for people who post original, serialized fiction on their blogs. If you have one or more posts you would like for us to read, please put a direct link to the post(s) in the linky. If […]

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Innocent in Death by J.D.Robb p.42

“Mademoiselle, I must ask you to leave quietly.” (said the maitre d’) “I’ll be sure to do that, after I eat.”   MizB of Should Be Reading hosts Teaser Tuesday. Grab your current read, open to a random page, share a couple of “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. Go see Should Be Reading for more detail.

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Welcome Graffiti

It’s been cold and rainy for weeks. Highs in the 60’s. I’m tired of hearing the furnace run. Still, some people managed to get down the the graffiti wall and do their thing.

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Accidental Art

Check it out. I pulled a pickled baby corn from the jar, and the rest all kind of slumped over and ended up like this. Cool, huh?

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Spicy Lady

Today’s theme is Spicy Previously in Jack and Jill: Whistle Stop Photohunt

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55 – When They are Young

She: Stop it! We’ll get caught. He: Oh, come on, Baby. We’re consenting adults. Why can’t we? She: Because the kids are home. They’ll ask questions. He: Who knew we’d have more trouble getting it on when we’re married than we did as teenagers? 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.

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A Random 13

1. I’m late with this post and have no good ideas for it and don’t feel like talking about my perpetually cluttered desk, so I’m going with the Off-the-top-of-my-head thing. 2. Why is it that my head is full of thought most of the time, but when I try to gab on to something specific it slips away like oily water? 3. Does that mean I’m dirty minded? 4. They say you reflect your environment. 5. Maybe, if I want […]

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Suzie’s House 253 : The Mistaken Impulse

Jeff liked to think he was diligent in his attorney-client relations, house calls to Mrs. Hammacker not withstanding. He nurtured his business relations carefully, often at the expense of anything resembling a private life. His focus on family law tended to put him in awkward positions. So he was used to acting as an amateur psychologist. He liked to think he handled it well. This he wasn’t handling well at all.

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The Serialists of March 21st

Did you notice that Susan started a new story arc? I’ll bet it has something to do with the book she has coming out April 12. (More Trevor? Can’t wait!) This is the hub for The Serialists, a meme for people who post original, serialized fiction on their blogs. If you have one or more posts you would like for us to read, please put a direct link to the post(s) in the linky. If you are not an author […]

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Chesapeake by James Michener p.514

To my old comrad in arms, Governor John Eager Howard Rarely have I seen a document so shot through with fraud and force and forgery as this, but rarely have I heard supporting evidence from reliable witnesses as solid as that which bulwarks this claim. I pray you, lend good ear to the supplication of the Patriot, Teach Turlock, that his lands be restored. Geo. Washington MizB of Should Be Reading hosts Teaser Tuesday. Grab your current read, open to […]

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The Winner of Deeper Than the Dead

It seemed a bit over kill to use random.org to pick the winner this time, so I flipped a coin. I assigned heads to Mama Zen because she commented first and tails to Heather and flipped three times because the first flip kind of didn’t actually turn in the air. The winner is Heather! Congrats on being lucky. 🙂

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