Author: Rachael Ritchey

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  January 19, 2016

  Dilemma: WP Pingbacks & how to ensure they work!

  G’day to you, my friend! It would seem that sometimes I miss out on posts that have been linked back to my WordPress blog, and well, I just hate missing out on reading those posts. I especially hate not being able to thank the person who took the time to link back to my blog!…
• January 19, 2016

  A Smuggler’s Story

  Visit Grace’s new blog to read and comment on this story! ClickHERE: Grace Petrelli Hey all! Take some time to greet our new #BlogBattle buddy, Grace! By chance, rather fortuitously, and as part of the greater scheme of things I met this lovely young woman at a Thomas Hammer coffee shop where, lo and behold, I…

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  January 19, 2016

  #BlogBattle 45 “Dive” Entries & Voting

  #BlogBattle 45 Story Theme: Dive (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Post your story by 11:59 PM PST on Tuesday! I add them here throughout the day on Tuesday. 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…
• January 12, 2016

  Secrets Eat Away Like Worms

  #BlogBattle 44: Worm genre: drama The beast within growled and clawed, leaving marks on the walls of Sam’s heart that would fester if left untended. But she didn’t care. She was tired of being taken advantage of by swine who called themselves men. Where had all the good men gone anyway? “What? You think you can just…

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  January 12, 2016

  #BlogBattle 44 “Worm” Entries & Voting

  #BlogBattle 44 Story Theme: Worm (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Post your story by 11:59 PM PST on Tuesday! I add them here throughout the day on Tuesday. 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…
• January 5, 2016

  Force of Life #BlogBattle #flashfiction

  #BlogBattle Week 43 “Midnight”: Force of Life Under the guidance of predawn light he half-dragged himself, half-hobbled up the loose rock on the side of Ophira’s Peak. His time was short; he had to get out of sight before the morning sun made its appearance. If not for the power of the life he’d already…

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  January 5, 2016

  #BlogBattle Week 43 “Midnight” Entries & Voting

  #BlogBattle 43 Story Theme: Midnight (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Post your story by 11:59 PM PST on Tuesday! I add them here throughout the day on Tuesday. 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…
• December 29, 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…