The Doctor on Vacay “Master, we’re not in Gallifray,” said K9 from the doorway of the TARDIS. The Doctor peered out and smiled. “Looks like it’s vacation instead of stuffy court business. Romana, put on your pink ruffled bikini. I’ll grab the beach gear. K9, stay. We can’t have you getting sand in your tractor…
Category: fiction
#FF — Punch and Judy
PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook Punch and Judy Punch ate porn for breakfast. “Get your lazy ass up and get me my coffee.” Judy still cringed when Punch combined orders with insults. Perhaps it was the banality of his tone. Perhaps it was the way his bloodshot eyes never shifted from the computer screen as…
#FF — A Tragic Mystery (with addendum)
PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox A Tragic Mystery In 1923, Big Moe is a giant in the world of grocers in Grand Rapids. Each Thursday, the Gustatory Gallavanters (GeeGees) meet at Moe’s Queen Anne style home for dinner and foodtalk. At exactly six, white-gloved servants begin bringing courses: steak tartare with raw egg; mandarin orange,…
#FF — Polly Needa
PHOTO PROMPT © David Stewart Polly Needa “&&^%^*&^*^*^!!!!!!,” Polly screeches. Startled awake, one eye creaks open to see five on the clock. “It’s OK, girl,” I tell her. It’s moving day. The van will arrive at two. Everything’s in neatly stacked boxes in the middle of the apartment except bedding, fresh clothes, toiletries — and…
#FF — Matchmaker
PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson Matchmaker Tindr ways grow dull. Merry hires a matchmaker. Lucretia and she spend an afternoon walking and talking. It feels more like new friendship than an assessment. Merry walks away with the bounce of hope in her step. Barry checks every box. Looks, brains, listens, humorous, steady income, social standing;…
#FF — The Gift
PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox (aka me) The Gift “She’s got the gift,” is the first thing I remember Granny saying. Granny would know, as she has been our village healer since that big old willow where the road to our place starts was a sapling. Others can feel vibes or read body language; I…
#FF — Four and Twenty (was: The Grass is Greener) (warning: disturbing content)
PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz Four and Twenty Ralph’s smooth features contort through surprise, excitement, and calculation. It’s not a good look on him she thinks. “Don’t worry your pretty head about it, dear.” “Gina, are you sure?” Why did I wait so long to be worshiped by a dumb, sexy God? “I’m sure. Now…
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