a sprinkle of faith

Tag: creative writing

  • Beauty & the Beast

    Beauty & the Beast

    Like a beast, he prowled, His heart tamed, behind breath’s steam, Subdued by beauty. I thought I’d try another photo / illustration combo tonight. The illustration is mine but the photo of the tiger was borrowed with permission. I made the image especially for Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge: Beast & Steam and I’d have to…

  • Stacking the Deck

    Stacking the Deck

    Cards in her favor, Aces and Kings, up her sleeve, The Queen wins the game. I wanted to try something unusual tonight… and I went with the flow rather than focusing on the aesthetics of my illustration. I tried to keep it basic and then went wild with the effects. I’m finding it very hard…

  • The Dumbbells

    I’ve been trying to figure out how to keep this short story in present tense (somewhat, at least), while being able to move through time rather quickly in parts. This is all new to me, so don’t judge. Anyway, I came up with what I thought was the perfect plan for this one – which…

  • The Old Man

    A Short Story The old man showed up just after Billy Clyde knocked me out. School let out early and it was too hot to take the bus. Burt, the driver, always sweats real bad, and on days like this he would stink to high heaven. I was outside of Cassiel Park when I saw…

  • Catching the Moon

    This is part of an ongoing story, continued each day using the Daily Spur’s word prompt. I’ve moved the previously published parts, rearranged to run as a normal story, HERE in case you are interested in reading it in it’s entirety. Today’s word is: Rung. Catching the Moon (#10) While Bob was trying to grasp…

  • Surprise Visitor

    Surprise Visitor

    ..Surprise Visitor (#9).. Bob was lost in his head (thinking about that night some seventeen years ago) when Anastasia finally finished her song. As the applause died down, she gestured to someone behind the crowd and every eye in the room looked to see a stunning young girl. She seemed to be a teenager, but…