Tag: writing

  • Kiss from a Rose

    Kiss from a Rose

    I wanted to do something other than write tonight. My mind is tired, and I wasn’t feeling the word challenges at all. So… I thought I’d use my new illustration for a haiku instead. A world divided, Souls adrift between two spheres, Hate falls, love will rise. It’s hard to say a lot in seventeen…

  • A Cat Fight…

    A Cat Fight…

    And the Taxi Ride. The Conclusion After Elizabeth sent Harry packing, several other couples in town followed suit. Most of these marriages were in trouble to begin with, and the mystery that surrounded Fiona and the sterling necklace was the coup de grâce.  One of the more interesting altercations, in my opinion, was something that…

  • The First Casualty

    The First Casualty

    A Bit of Art & Fiction Once Juanita was gone, things got a little gnarly. Whispers could be heard behind closed doors, and the accusations began to fly. Elizabeth Hill, Belle’s next door neighbor, had always suspected her husband Harry of being a cheat, and it was no secret that he had been even wilder…

  • Case Closed?

    Case Closed?

    A Bit of Art & Fiction Juanita stayed in town for about five weeks, and she was able to make some progress in the case of the sterling necklace. After making numerous calls to friends who had once lived in town, and questioning many of the locals who had resided there since birth, Juanita discovered…

  • Belle of the Ball

    Belle of the Ball

    A Bit of Art & Fiction Belle Bailey, the woman who ran the Hemp Store, was the one who opened Pandora’s box. The locals called her B.B., which had more to do with the fact that they thought she was a busy body than the idea that they were actually her initials. Everyone in town…

  • The Sterling Necklace

    The Sterling Necklace

    A Bit of Art & Fiction… Men were always lavishing her with gifts, but this one was different. The sterling necklace that she wore wasn’t an expensive piece, like the jewels that filled her dresser drawer, but she never took it off. She said it reminded her of someone special, and not a soul knew…