Category: short stories

  • 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…

  • Bottled Up

    #BlogBattle 36 “Bottle” genre: fantasy (mystery & drama) She walked along the beach, head ducked and hands shoved deep in her jacket pockets. The wind whipped about, pulling her hair and waving it across her face in ticklish teasing. She’d given up the attempts to keep the lip-tingling tendrils from sweeping across her face. The…

  • Field of Legumes

    #BlogBattle Week 25 “Legumes” Theme genre: Romance The sun was scorching upon the fields along the east bank of the Bear River, and Sylva’s attention kept wandering to the rushing currents of the cool water. She longed to discard her heavy dress and apron to go kick about in the refreshing flow, but instead she…

  • Oasis of Mars: Final Troop

    #BlogBattle 24 “Troop”  Genre: Scifi I wasn’t going to do any more serial stories, but this one is rather stuck in my head right now. You’re stuck with it, too. Part ONE: Oasis of Mars; Part TWO: Minister Sola’s Palace This is Part THREE: Final Troop “You’re making a mistake, and you’re going to get…

  • Oasis of Mars: Minister Sola’s Palace

    This is part two of a story (Oasis of Mars) I started for our “Oasis” Week 23 #BlogBattle. It ended up coming to an abrupt halt because I ran over on my word count, but I’m enjoying the story and want to see it through. I hope you enjoy this rough draft story as well!…