Rachael Ritchey

Month: December 2015

  • Tronimator, or the Curse of a Gift

    #BlogBattle 42: Gift Gift? No, curse is more like it. But if I have to hear one more time that my ability is a gift I think I’ll scream. “Seriously, James, that sorta gift is a huge responsibility. Don’t waste it.” “Argh,” I say and roll my eyes. There’s nothing else to say. I spent the…

  • #BlogBattle Week 42 “Gift” Entries & Voting

    #BlogBattle 42 Story Theme: Gift (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Look for stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in a new window so that you can easily navigate back to this list. RULES for VOTING: Anyone can…

  • Hey, It’s Nicholas Hughes! #BlogBattle Winner Interview

    Not once but two weeks in a row Nicholas’s stories were top voted for #BlogBattle. The first, Fortunato’s Chains, is an homage to Edgar Allen Poe. The second, Kristen’s Thriller, is dedicated to Nicholas’s wife. 🙂 Nicholas has been around since the very beginning of #BlogBattle, and it’s because of a silly conversation he and…

  • Flake Trail

    #BlogBattle 41: Flake “Well, what is it?” “Hold your horses, Luke. I’m still trying to get the lens to focus.” Luke stamped his foot, full of impatience and a burning need to know what exactly it was they’d found. “Well, I’ll be.” “What, Phil?” “It’s a flake of gold.” That made no sense to Luke.…

  • #Blogbattle Week 41 “Flake” Entries & Voting

    #Blogbattle Week 41 “Flake” Entries & Voting

    #BlogBattle 41 Story Theme: Flake (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Look for stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in a new window so that you can easily navigate back to this list. RULES for VOTING: Anyone can…

  • Candice Coates: Winner of “Fallow” #BlogBattle

    Please welcome the courageous and cutest Candice Coates! Candice is an incredibly artistic person with talent to spare. She’s got a great sense of humor, and it shows through in her comedic western tale! Her story, “All Washed Up: A Shenanigans Continuation,” has won the “Fallow” #Blogbattle, and I hope you’ll find your way to…

  • #BlogBattle Week 40 “Tango” Entries & Voting

    #BlogBattle 40 Story Theme: Tango (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Look for stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in a new window so that you can easily navigate back to this list. RULES for VOTING: Anyone can…

  • The Laughing Death

    Dan Alatorre Flash Fic & #BlogBattle Challenges Here’s my entry for author Dan Alatorre’s Best Christmas Flash Fiction Challenge. I’m going to attempt to combine it with my own #BlogBattle “Tango” story. We’ll see what craziness I create. THE RULES (Of Dan’s Challenge) First of all you go to this website: http://www.kitt.net/php/title.php  And get six titles. Pick…