Tag: fiction
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The Strut
She made a grand entrance, as usual, causing quite the disturbance. Bob’s glasses fogged up, causing him to bump shoulders with the maître d’ as he rose to greet her. His wine glass soared through the air, spinning end over end as the crimson liquid showered down onto the patrons below. Finally, it hit the…
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Idioms: Part II
The Conclusion A SHORT STORYIn case you missed it, here is Part I Once in a blue moon things happen that surprise me. I figured there was a snowball’s chance in hell that he’d call. I mean, the kid was gorgeous and I was sure he had bigger fish to fry. So, imagine my surprise…
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A Bunch of Idioms:
And Other Lies I Tell Myself A SHORT STORY I’m not going to beat around the bush. It’s time to bite the bullet and get it out of my system. To make a long story short… I was waiting in line at the grocery store this afternoon, minding my own business, and this old woman…
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Wool-gathering
BAD DAY AT SCHOOL It required too much effort; Listening to his speech… Dreaming of tomorrow, Things just out of reach… “Learn anything?” he asked… As I exited the class, “Well…” I answered softly, “These chairs sure hurt my …” —Janet Weekend Writing Prompt #92: Wool-gathering (36 words) Fandango’s One Word Challenge: Anything RDP Saturday:…
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Dating Disasters
Over at Harry’s Beach Bar, The music plays all night. My date and I stopped in there, To have a quick little bite. Regrettably I’d told a tale, About my rock star vocals, How shocked I was, To read the sign: Karaoke TONIGHT for Locals! No doubt, I was in a pickle, For my singing…
a sprinkle of faith 
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