A short story by Jolene Rice Written for A Writers’ Shindig Part 3 Skin Care Cassandra spent every Sunday at the library. The library was her happy place. The smell of oldbooks brought back sweet memories of her childhood. On Saturday morning, while other children her age were watching cartoons, she and her dad wereContinue reading “AN OILY MESS”
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AN OILY MESS
A short story by Jolene Rice Written for A Writters’ Shindig Part 2 Cassandra had clients start asking for her by name. She tried to be gentle and not cause much bleeding, especially on someone’s face. One day on her lunch break, Cassandra wandered over to the hair salon. As Cassandra watched the beautician work,Continue reading “AN OILY MESS”
AN OILY MESS
A short story by Jolene Rice Written for A Writers’ Shindig Part 1 A job Cassandra stopped. Rain was seeping through the taped hole in her raincoat. Wiggling her toes inside the boots was squishy. The waterproofing was long gone. In her wildest dreams, she never imagined it would take this long. How many stories floatedContinue reading “AN OILY MESS”
Lost Past; A Star Trek Story
Paramount Global owns the Star Trek franchise. This is a piece of fan fiction based on Star Trek the Next Generation. It’s about time Beverly was getting ready to settle down for the evening when her door chimed. “Come.” It was Picard. “Jean-Luc, what brings you around?” “I am not interrupting am I?” She couldContinue reading “Lost Past; A Star Trek Story”
Lost Past; A Star Trek Story
Paramount Global owns the Star Trek franchise. This is a piece of fan fiction based on Star Trek the Next Generation. Let’s remember together “I am freezing.” He frantically uncovered her. Her skin was turning blue. “What the?” He took off his jacket and shoes, covering up with her. He wrapped his arms and legsContinue reading “Lost Past; A Star Trek Story”
Smoke On The Water
By Sarah Orr Aten Part 2: Now he was the one who banged open the door. Hargin yelped is surprise, spilling his bottle of ink across his parchment. He cursed loudly. “Beagus!” he said, rising from the chair, quill in hand, and steam billowing from his ears. “What have I told you about barging in here like that?”Continue reading “Smoke On The Water”
Lost Past; A Star Trek Story
Paramount Global owns the Star Trek franchise. This is a piece of fan fiction based on Star Trek the Next Generation. So cold Picard went to Data’s quarters. His objective was to talk to Sher about Dr. Crusher. He was troubled and upset over their conversation. When he rang the bell, the door opened. “Data,Continue reading “Lost Past; A Star Trek Story”
Smoke On The Water
By Sarah Orr Aten Part 1: Beagus hung his face over the cup before him, willing the smoke from the candle down, down, down into its contents. It dancedon the surface of the brown water in the cup before gliding backup, escaping the vessel. Beagus silently cursed for what felt like the hundredth time. He tried again, this time concentrating on the flame. Yes, good,Continue reading “Smoke On The Water”
It’s story time!
Your story or poem can be as long or as short as you want it to be. All four pieces below have to be used. Go wild. The only thing is, you can’t kill your main character. Post your work in the comments below. Feel free to tag and share. Here are your story lines:Continue reading “It’s story time!”
A Writers’ Shindig
Six authors. Six stories. One amazing workshop. When I received the invitation from Ted Wallenius aka shredbobted about joining a writing group; I was very nervous. I’m very young in my writing journey. My blog will be three years old in September. However, I’ve been writing for a long time privately. The daunting question was;Continue reading “A Writers’ Shindig”
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