Jane dropped onto the wet sand. The wind blew the tears dry. Staring out at the waves dancing on the beach, blowing up sand and foam in a tango of dangerous desire. The ocean seduced her with its passionate swells. The ebb and flow of the tide like lovers in a primal dance. She leaned her head against her knees unable to move forward or … Continue reading Prompt: Like a ship in the sand (flash fiction)
New Year’s Eve Kiss New Year’s Eve is worse than Valentine’s Day Jane mused as she watched the couples on the dance floor. She sighed. Weddings made her feel pathetic. Of course her sister would compound her misery by having a New Year’s Eve wedding. All she really wanted was a New Year’s Eve kiss but that wasn’t going to happen. Being single sucks. “Hey … Continue reading Prompt: New Year’s Eve Kiss
Leah Marie Rowe was angry. The piece of junk car her boyfriend Teddy had patched together for her was coughing and sputtering and starting to smoke. She’d despised this car since Teddy gave it to her. She didn’t think she was one of those women who worried about keeping up appearances but it embarrassed her to be seen in the ugly rust bucket. Whenever she … Continue reading Car Trouble Epiphany
White blossoms fill the sky as the pear trees explode in snowy blooms. Spring is here. The birds sing their songs of praise as nature it’s mates do find. New birth, new growth, newness of the earth abound for spring is all around. Continue reading Spring Blooms
Reading James Scott Bell’s Write Your Novel from the Middle I was impressed with his view of ‘What is Voice’ and what does it mean for a writer. I have often wondered what people meant when they said voice. Be true to your voice. Write what you love. To have a book others want to read, you must first write a book that makes you happy. … Continue reading Find Your Joy
Song Challenge Logan spun tires out of the driveway. Anger rode him hard. “Damn that girl.” She’d been on his brain ever since he met her. What should have been a one night stand or rather a week end of sex and fun had turned in to something else. “I must be crazy, I’m on Ozzie’s train and damn that girl.” His foot shoved down … Continue reading 51-50
Vickie Jones and Marnie Graff; Kim Riggs, Marni Graff and Micheala Lynn Thompson at the 2nd Annual Pamlico Writers Conference and Vickie Jones, Jim Keen and me… the 2014 Pamlico Writers Conference was a great event. The day was beautiful and the talks and discussions were interesting and informative. I can’t wait until 2015. Continue reading Word Weavers at Pamlico Writers Conference
Are you inspired by music? Do you listen to the radio or down load certain songs while writing? Brigid Kremerer has a song list at the back of her Elemental books. The songs inspire her characters and her writing. I love to listen to music when I write and some songs really inspire my characters, their emotions or actions or get me in the mood … Continue reading Song Inspiration
Toes sinking in mounds of white Hurry to the glistening green Shouts of laughter upon the waves Colorful jewels bob out of sight Seashells glittered with gauze of sand Nestled amid the furrows and wake Bleached bones a rest at last Upon the border of a distant land Continue reading Promt: Sandy seashells
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