Author: Rachael Ritchey

September 23, 2015

Persepolis: City of Persians

I recently wrote a fictional western tale that had to include a theme word: Persepolis. When I was doing a quick word study of Persepolis I became enthralled with the history of the palace and the people connected to it, in part, because it seemed to line up with the book Esther from the Bible. Much…
September 22, 2015

What’s for Lunch

#Orchid #BlogBattle Week 28 There’s no excuse for what I’ve done. I can only say it had to be done. The way I see it, I had no other choice, and maybe that sounds like an excuse, but when you know the whole story, I think you’ll agree. See, it was a day like any…
September 22, 2015

#BlogBattle Week 28 “Orchid” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 28 Story Theme: Orchid (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Look for everyone’s 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:…
September 22, 2015

Persepolis West

(This is a short story I wrote for a #BlogWar. My required genre was Western, my required word was Persepolis. I’ll be writing a post to explain the history behind my theme word and why I chose to go the route I did for my story in a day or two.) There it was, Persepolis, shining like…
September 15, 2015

Distant Longings

Theme: Distance Genre: Romance Distant Longings Touching. Such an underrated thing. Energy passed from one to another. Transcendence of physical into the spiritual. That’s how she felt about him. There was nothing on earth which could change her mind. Everything in her wanted to touch him. The picture on the screen…
September 14, 2015

#BlogBattle Week 27 “Distance” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 27 Story Theme: Distance (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Look for everyone’s 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…
September 12, 2015

#Read about Guest #Author Rachael Ritchey

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: A hearty greeting is always in order when you meet someone new. Hello! Pleasure to meet you. I’ll refrain from hugging you, though, because I’ve learned not everyone is a hugger. Aren’t you relieved? Of course, after all is said and done, if you want a…
September 8, 2015

Heading Here

#BlogBattle Week 26 “Head” 😀 I could have written something else, but tired brain wanted to play with the letter H. 🙂 Horace headed here hoping he’d have help housing his horse. He heard Houston harangued Hermiston’s Horse Haven. However his hapless hoopla happens, he has honest hope Houston hears his hype. His hearty hankering has…