Monthly Archives: December 2011
55 – The Grocery Store Santa
He set up his kettle in front. With each person to pass by, he smiled, his eyes crinkling above the snowy white beard. Marybeth walked right past, averting her eyes so she wouldn’t have to dig in her purse for change. On the way out, her way was blocked by a passing car. She didn’t mean to glance at him. And there it was, the crinkle of the eyes of a knowing smile. She came up with the change. The […]
Suzie’s House 240: Proximity.
Maria couldn’t wait to get Vin alone. Not that Toby mattered, but she really didn’t want Drew to hear what she had to say. The problem was that once the four of them sat down in the living room, both Drew and Vin became immobile.
The Serialists of Dec 14th
Welcome back, Sheilagh Lee. You’re new serial is great! 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 and would only like to read, then please leave a comment. I may feature you next week.
Fwd: LET THE ELFING BEGIN
> NO PASS BACKS > > > Merry Christmas ! > > You’ ve been Elfed !!! > Content warning: What’s on the “more button” is PG-13 which is kind of ironic as it’s so juvenile.
Jack and Jill Today
. . . There is not a hub for PhotoHunt today. There might be one next week, or there might not. In the meanwhile there is no list of themes, and therefor nothing for Jack and Jill to play off of. So far my other ideas for Jack and Jill have not yet panned out. So, I thought I’d do a little retrospective. Anyone remember these?
55 – Letter to a Future Self
Will you remember this moment? There have been so many that slipped through our fingers like sand, leaving nothing but residue. Will these white walls covered in loving bric-a-brac remain? Will you still have a mind left, or will you be like Algernon; reduced to drool and nothing but a vague feeling of dissatisfaction? You scare me. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by […]
Suzie’s House 239: Maria
When Drew said, “Maria’s waiting. You’ll be staying with us,” Vin’s heart sank. It sounded like Drew had done the very thing Suzie had feared – found a new love. Vin didn’t want that. Suzie and Drew were too good a match. In Vin’s mind, the future was about himself and Miranda hanging out with Drew and Suzie. How could there be any other way? He stepped out of the airport in Drew’s wake and found at least part of […]
The Serialitst for Dec 7th
Welcome back both Julia and Altonian. I’m glad to see you bringing out new episodes. 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 and would only like to read, then please leave a comment. I may feature you […]
Brick Walls
I ran into not one, but two brick walls last week. These are walls that you, personally, might notice. The first was the collapse of TNChick as the hub for PhotoHunt. For the last two or three years, ever since there were some health issues in her family, she has been unable to really tend the hub, but this closing down was no real surprise. She did at least offer it up for grabs, so the meme itself stands a […]
160 – Dry
Why is it that she can write 100,000 words in a couple of months, has done it time and again, but can’t come up with 160 characters when she wants them? Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
