A 100-word story that floated up from the swamp of my forgotten past. Many thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for another great prompt. You always get my imagination going. PHOTO PROMPT © C.E. Ayr Will crawled out of his little tent at dawn. His eyes sagged with weariness.  “Are they gone?” “No,”  I said,  “but they’re…Read more Getting Away From It All

When Amazon was new, I thought it was a wonderful way to get people reading. I still think it's even better than those lurid paperbacks and comic books in the mid-twentieth century which caused a lot of sniffing and sneering amongst the literary crowd but enabled folks to read things they couldn't afford before.  Now…Read more A sobering look at what an author is facing these days.

Another 100-word story to a writing prompt from https://rochellewisoff.com/. Thank you, Rochelle, for providing so much fun. Isn't it strange, though, how many of us tend to write sad stories at what is supposed to be the happiest time of year. PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson The snow-covered bench curved ’round the gazebo.  Its posts…Read more With a Sigh

Another 100-word story from a prompt by https://rochellewisoff.com/ PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll I stared at the dank storage cage and demanded,  “Where’s my grandmother’s stuff?” The building super chewed on a toothpick.  “This is it.” “Two beat-up boxes and a piano?  Where’s the antiques she collected?” He avoided my eyes.  “I don’t know…Read more My Inheritance

Or is it just me? As usual, this 100-word story is from a prompt picture posted at https://rochellewisoff.com/, the blog that gets my juices flowing. Also as usual, it seems to come from somewhere in my past. PHOTO PROMPT © Jean L. Hays I REMEMBER, MAMA I yank out drawers stuffed with outdated patterns, remnants…Read more Another poignant pic

Among other great benefits, the organization Sisters in Crime does a lot of things to help libraries. Here is one that I participated in, from the newsletter of Sisters in Crime National: That's my book in the stack in the upper left! " IT'S RAINING BOOKS!" "Here’s a photo from the folks at the Durham…Read more It Rained Books!

I spent most of September on a road trip to visit old friends in my home state and came home through a storm of golden light and falling leaves. A glorious melancholy end to a nostalgic trip. So when I saw this week's photo prompt on Friday Fictioneers, this is the 100 word story I…Read more Why Did We Have To?

Yes, I know this summer's been far too hot everywhere. In fact, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, June was Earth's hottest month ever recorded. But I've enjoyed this summer anyway. Funny how events just refuse to portion themselves out nice and even.  You get a long period when you think your life is…Read more Such a beautiful busy summer

Another "exactly one hundred words"! Thanks to Roschelle Wisoff-Fields for her "Friday Fictioneers" prompt and to PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll for the picture: It was a humid Fourth of July.  Brogash’s sweaty hand stuck to the useless employment application.  Land of the free, right.  They’ll take one look at my name and that’s…Read more It’s a Grand Hopeful Flag