Author: Rachael Ritchey

August 4, 2015

The Evil Eye

#BlogBattle 21 Theme: Eye On any given day, he’d have looked the other way, but not today. Timothy couldn’t ignore it. He’d rather walk away and pretend he’d never seen it. “Not me. Not now!” There was no denying it. The Evil Eye was staring him in the face. He could try all manner of…
August 4, 2015

#BlogBattle Week 21 “Eye” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 21 Story Theme: Eye (basic rules at the bottom of the post) I’ll add more stories later in the day. 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…
July 30, 2015

Interview with #BlogBattle “Musk” Winner Tracey D.

Musk was an interesting word last week. Our blog battle stories were all entertaining, but first time battler, Tracey D., wowed with her fun story, Pierre’s Secret. We loved her evocative use of the word and couldn’t help but feel a little story for poor, dear Pierre! Ah, the guest of honor has arrived! It’s a pleasure…
July 28, 2015

#BlogBattle Week 20 “Prophet” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 20 Story Theme: Prophet (basic rules at the bottom of the post) I’ll add more stories later in the day. 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…
July 27, 2015

Rejected

#BlogBattle Theme: Prophet Rejected Prophet My bones ache from sleeping on the hard earth. There’s no avoiding the stiff movements and cracks as I work my way into a sitting position, but it is good to be alive. It could have gone the other way, but a man took pity on me I suppose. When the…
July 21, 2015

Grecca & Musk

BlogBattle 19 Theme: Musk Hundreds of years in the future. Grecca- a young woman with an attitude. As spoiled and famous as she is, she’s still a girl who deep down wants what we all want: love and respect from the people she holds most dear. She doesn’t look to her future because it doesn’t…
July 21, 2015

#BlogBattle Week 19 “Musk” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 19 Story Theme: Musk (basic rules at the bottom of the post) I’ll add more stories later in the day. 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…
July 20, 2015

Ant Dream #blogbattle #flashfiction

We writers often feel like this little ant. And our dreams, though heavy, are a weight we cannot imagine not bearing, not keeping close, and not sharing. 🙂