Tag: drama

• Unforgotten Derelict

  Blogbattle 70 “Derelict” genre: drama He was a derelict, wandering the country with no home, no family, no one to remember his name. Most of the time he didn’t even remember his own name. The cloudy day he’d lost everything still tasted gray upon his tongue, but he’d no one else to blame. No. Joshua’s…

  Rachael Ritchey

  August 30, 2016

  #BlogBattles, short stories

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• Up in Flames #BlogBattle #ShortStory

  #BlogBattle Genre: Drama/Suspense THEME word: HERO The blood curdling screams of onlookers were punctuated by the cracking of super-heated crossbeams and the deafening crash of a ceiling no longer held in place. Stephen slammed his mask on as fast as he could, checked his gauges, and ran for the crumbling building. His truck was the…

  Rachael Ritchey

  June 22, 2016

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  Blog Battle, blogbattle, contemporary, drama, fiction

• Chocolate Deception

  #BlogBattle 52 Theme: Hair — Genre: Drama/Romance — Part 3 Meet Teresa, or Terry as her friends call her. Terry is a smart, savvy, and rather clumsy confectioner. Her candy shop is called the Corner Confectionery and over the course of the last year she’s built up a strong business. But Blaine Industries’ up and…

  Rachael Ritchey

  March 8, 2016

  #BlogBattles, short stories

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• Lord of the Lollipops

  #BlogBattle 49 Lollipops genre: Drama/Comedy/Romance “Oh lollipops and sugar plums! Where on earth did I put that thermometer?” Terry mumbled just before smacking the back of her head against the cupboard frame. “Ouch!” She dropped the metal lid with a clatter. She grabbed the base of her skull with both hands, slowly retreated from within…

  Rachael Ritchey

  February 16, 2016

  #BlogBattles, short stories

  business, candy, candy making, candy shop, comedy, drama, lollipops, magnate, romance, tycoon

• Honeymoon Hideout

  #BlogBattle 45: Dive Peering the direction Theiandar pointed worked to stir up the butterflies in Caityn’s stomach. She knew how to swim and had jumped from heights before, just none that high. “I like to dive off that one. The first time my father brought me to Negeen I was too afraid to do it,…

  Rachael Ritchey

  January 19, 2016

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• 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…

  Rachael Ritchey

  January 12, 2016

  #BlogBattles, My Writing Journey, short stories

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• #Blogbattle Week 41 “Flake” Entries & Voting

  

  #BlogBattle 41 Story Theme: Flake (basic rules at the bottom of the post) 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 a new window so that you can easily navigate back to this list. RULES for VOTING: Anyone can…

  Rachael Ritchey

  December 22, 2015

  #BlogBattles, Weekly Entries to #BlogBattle

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• 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…

  Rachael Ritchey

  November 17, 2015

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