The mother Max changed out of the wet hurricane clothes. Walking on stage, microphone in hand, he screwed on a smile. “Welcome back folks.” Travis was still lying in his glass box. The mother had been given a chair. Max hung his head. “As a result of yesterday’s heat,Continue reading “You’re Next”
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Coreopsis 19 d
Orion took a deep breath. “I honestly don’t remember much. On the ride to the boat she gave me something to drink, she drank herself. I thought nothing of it. Before we got on the boat, I wasn’t able to hold my head up. A porter had to help me to my seat. IContinue reading “Coreopsis 19 d”
The quiet moments
Sorry Michael, I kinda lied. There was a metric floating around in my brain. I was so disgusted with everything. Just feeling blue. Discouraged. That I said, in my head, once I reach one thousand followers, I’m done. Hanging up my pen. I was hovering around 990 at that point. WordPress decided to update theContinue reading “The quiet moments”
You’re Next
Travis “Travis, you’re next.” “F (beep) you man.” The camera caught what Travis was saying and beeped out the offending word. The pendent was still on the hurricane. “I’m not spinning this thing.” The fake audience gasped. Max hung his head, “it’s the law Travis. We all have toContinue reading “You’re Next”
Coreopsis 19 c
“Did you know that Floria was having an affair?” James asked. “Yes.” Orion answered the question quickly. “When did you find out?” “Today.” James started pacing again, with his hands behind his back. “Do you want this divorce?” “Yes and no.” “Clarify.” “I don’t want anything to doContinue reading “Coreopsis 19 c”
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!”
Day 194; 334 days of photos
You’re Next
Max Max stepped on the stage holding his pencil thin microphone, smiling his perfect smile. “Yesterday was light snow. The station was flooded with calls. Light snow was a big inconvenience. People hated driving in it. Hated having to close up their summer fun shops. Not heavy enough for anyone to get anContinue reading “You’re Next”
Coreopsis 19 b
Orion’s head was spinning. His stomach was on fire. Any minute now he was going to die. She wanted a divorce and she was having an affair. Though he wanted a divorce; his heart leaped for joy at the thought of it. She was the mother of his child. He drew a long slowContinue reading “Coreopsis 19 b”
You’re next: a short story
Sue “Hello folks and welcome! I’m your host Max Maxim and what time is it?” The same fake studio audience recording that had been used for the last twenty years cheered and applauded. “That’s right, it’s time for tomorrow’s weather.” With the pencil thin microphone in his right hand, he walked ten stepsContinue reading “You’re next: a short story”
