Ten Reasons

The writing prompt for this one was, Give ten good reasons you should not write your life story. And got the first story from another author (text only for that story.)
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Last Thursday

This was originally posted Jun 10th 2008 Download and listen to the Audio version of Last Thursday and when you do, hear the promo for Variant FrequenciesThis prompt Comes from The News From Poughkeepsie From Mur LaffertyScenes Thursdays:(Some of this is true.)I never take into account how much that can go wrong in the blockContinueContinue reading “Last Thursday”

Stone’s Cold

“Carol, you have got to come see this.” I said staring at the screen in disbelief. I had been on this site for over an hour, and was still in shock about the whole thing.
“Did you find us a vacation rental?” She asked as she came in the room still in her bathrobe.

Old Kelly

This was Originally posted May 21 2008 This prompt comes from Mur Laferty’s “News From Poughkeepsie” series. http://murverse.com/2008/05/10/the-news-from-poughkeepsie-day-19/Old Kelly had been in prison for so long that she didn’t even remember why she was there, but when the King summoned her from her dark cell, he reminded her.Download and listen to Audio for Old Kelly.ThisContinueContinue reading “Old Kelly”

A Real Father is Snot Afraid

He pinned the child’s arms to the floor with one hand and with the other produced a blue plastic item that looked like a small very short turkey baster, from his pocket.

The Spray Cheese Legacy

The Spray Cheese Legacy A Short Story (and a prediction of the future for our children) Dedicated to my wife and Children “So what is bothering you?” His wife asked. “I don’t know this whole big production for dinner just seems off some how.” “Geeze, not that again. We have been married for three yearsContinueContinue reading “The Spray Cheese Legacy”

A Work in Progress

So back on topic. One of the reasons that I have not been posting a lot here lately is that I have been doing a lot of other writing. I might notice that my writing tacker has not updated in a while, and that is because I am afraid to go in there an put in that long string of zeros before I picked up my pen again. But I will hear shortly (Maybe.)

Our Brother Joe is Dead.

Most boys didn’t get to come back from the war walking on their own two feet. Some of them came back, but they were mostly wrecks. But, most of them came back in boxes if they came at all. But not Joe. Joe came back into town with a smile on his face. He had gotten a lift from the station and the driver had dropped him off right at the edge of town. When we first spotted him, he was adjusting his uniform getting ready to make his big entrance.