Family Frayed

image link Fandango’s FOWC is undermine, the Word of the Day Challenge is seldomly, and Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are: keyboard, bananas, rattle Every time Sally told her twelve year-old son, Billy, to do something or not do something, Sally’s boyfriend, Quincy, tried to undermine her parental authority. Quincy had grown up in a…

Flower Power

image link Fandango’s FOWC is intrepid, the Word of the Day Challenge is clutch, and Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are:  bouquet, telephone, screwdriver Leaving work one afternoon carrying a bouquet of flowers my sweetie sent me for our first month anniversary, a gentleman who had a drug-addled look in his eyes walked up and…

Jerry’s World

image link Fandango’s FOWC is tacit, the Word of the Day Challenge is desire, and Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are:  chemistry, blanket, mailbox Warning: story is on the darker side, so if you don’t like dark, please skip. Jerry lived on the first floor of the apartment building. His door was across the hall…

Under the orchid’s spell

Orchidaceae — Chloraea disoides Lindl Fandango’s FOWC is lethargic, the Word of the Day Challenge is envision, and Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are:  cousin, folder, iguana As lethargic as Daria was feeling this morning, she did not envision having a very fun time at botanical gardens with her cousin today. Romo, a photographer, had…

22nd Century Quest to Mars

image link Fandango’s FOWC is optional, the Word Challenge of the Day is quest, and Paula’s 3 Things today are: stripes, lemonade, astronaut Virgil, the astronaut, was on the first Quest Mission of 2109 – to Mars. Ever since the lunar landing in the 20th Century, matters of Earth had kept humans within the confines of…

At the Beach on a Sunny Day

Fandango’s FOWC is paradise, the Word of the Day Challenge is worth, and Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are: apples, laser, and Michigan. When I got up this morning, what a pleasant surprise to see that the sun was shining. I made coffee and posted my coloring page with music, read and responded to comments,…

Three Things Challenge

image link It is Paula’s first time at the helm with the  Three-things-challenge .  She has given us these three words to build a story: letter, seashells, yoga After her morning yoga at the beach, Betty decided to take a walk down the shore. As Betty was a craftsy sort of person, she was always…