Tag: fiction
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Extra! Extra!
Read all about it! Miss Abernathy had always been near and dear to us before she started that damn Newsletter of hers. She called it… “Nan’s Neighborhood News.” At first, we all thought it was sweet. Nancy would write about things like who won the three-legged race at the fair, what was on sale at…
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The Fish, The Feline…
and the Juggling Fool. -Multiple Choice Day- I’ve been too indecisive lately, so I decided to leave the choices up to the reader. Below is the unedited version, straight out of my Illustrator program. The featured image is the same, but with blur and paint effects added. For a person that enjoys Illustrator, you’d think…
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An Elf’s Story
“What are you doing?” Willow’s mother asked. “You’re supposed to be helping the mortals!” Willow sighed. “Why do the dark elves get to have all the fun?!” She cried. “All I do is work, work, work, and the mortals are never satisfied. I’ll never be good enough.” Aurora worried about her daughter, but she remembered…
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The ‘Dog’ in Doggerel
I felt sorry for poor old Detective Dan,Who Deduced that the perp was Miss Daisy.There were reasons for his suspicion,But the townspeople said he was crazy. Dan was sure that Miss Daisy had been there,He found her scarf at the scene of the crime.It was on the floor, near the body,Soaked in blood, and covered…
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“Well Hello Officer”…
A Boomer Tale. -DeeDee and the Speeding Ticket Verbal Warning- Listen honey. If anyone tries to tell you that you can’t be sexy in your sixties… tell them to go… well… you know. I’m 64 now, and you know what? I just sweet talked my way out of a speeding ticket. That’s right baby. DeeDee’s…
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It’s 5:00 Somewhere…
A Boomer Tale. –Gladys and the Gift of Gab– Oh my God, this is awful. Whoever thought that dressing up celery juice to look like a cocktail would make it taste any better was seriously misled. No matter what you drink it out of, it’s gross. Suzanna makes me go on this health kick with…
a sprinkle of faith 