Rachael Ritchey

Author: Rachael Ritchey

  • Bravery & Kindness – Week 4 Short Story #BlogBattle

    Here is my short story for #BlogBattle Week 4: Bludgeon (verb)   Bravery and Kindness It was happening again. She walked with her head down, books held tight against her under-developed chest. The taunting words and accompanying laugh echoed around her. Or at least it felt that way as the eyes of the others in…

  • Week 4 #BlogBattle Word: Bludgeon

    Week Four #BlogBattle Word: Bludgeon Post it: Tuesday, April 7th, 2015. This week’s theme is an action, a verb if you will. Let’s put our creativity to work and write some short stories! It doesn’t need to be long. In fact, if you like a challenge, make it as short as you can. Your skill level…

  • Egging You On #BlogBattle Week 3

    Egging You On The sign was hand-painted in a quick scrawl; it was legible, but not pretty.  Fresh Farm Eggs, Turn Here. There really was no time to stop, but the little chick painted at the corner of the sign, so much more detailed and exquisite than the haphazard words, caught her eye. At the…

  • Week 3 #BlogBattle Topic: Eggs

    Week Three #BlogBattle Topic: Eggs Post it: Tuesday, March 31st, 2015. Ah, my friends! Battle with me! Let’s put our creativity to work and write some short stories! It doesn’t need to be long. In fact, if you like a challenge, make it as short as you can! Rules: 1000 words max fictional tale (or true if…

  • Blog Battle – Side Table Terror – #blogbattle #shortstory

    Originally posted on ssenlrak: Here we go for this week’s blog battle. The blog battle is organised by the extremely beautiful, wonderful, and talented author and blogger  (and wife)  Rachael Ritchey. Any blogger can take part, Let’s boost this to the max and get the creative juices flowing! The topic is ‘Side table’ A quick reminder…

  • Week 2 #BlogBattle Story: Side Table >>> Pull Yourself Together! <<<

    Pull Yourself Together! Rapid tapping on the side table, furious fingers moving in ordered succession across the hard wood, was enough to drive a person mad.  It was almost as agitating as the woman next to him who crinkled the newspaper and snapped it after every page turn. Waiting is never easy, and today’s wait…

  • Interview w/Last Week’s #BlogBattle Winner

    J.A. Merkel was our lucky winner from #BlogBattle numero uno: Four Leaf Clover. J.A. Merkel agreed to a quick interview after his impressive win last week, and now I get to share his answers with you today. 🙂 Let’s get started. 1) As a writer if you had to choose between eating expired sour cream…

  • 4 Leaf Clover #BlogBattle

    Lucky If You Can Find It I lie in the clover, my nose pressed into the dewy dampness. My brother already gave up and went home. He and I are as different as night and day when it comes to such things. I am tenacious, and today my superstitious side is rearing its pretty head.…