image link (from ACLU on domestic drones) The Word Challenge of the Day is secretive and FOWC is denounce. My co-worker slipped me a note in a secretive manner while making an offhand gesture to indicate “shhhh”. There was no way the office cameras or microphones would pick up on it. I headed to the…
Category: fiction
Punked Dining in the Dark on Naked Man
image link How’s that for a riveting title? I could write for National Enquirer, no problem. What do you think of this as a new reality show? Have you heard of “dining in the dark”? It is said to be a way of stimulating all of the other senses to greater heights when a person’s…
Madame Godiva’s Tent
image link Summer was coming to an end. The carnival always arrived at this time of year. Jax and the other seniors had been waiting for it all week, and Friday was finally here. Jax & Li, Barry & Michelle, Brad & Angelina, and Ben & Jerry all met up at Jax’ house, then caravaned…
Night Brew
image link Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (#FOWC) is special. The Word Challenge of the Day is enrapture. She walked the fields and down by the stream all morning, then into afternoon, looking, smelling, and listening for her ingredients. With the ones she already had in her spice chest, there were only a few left to complete…
SHORT short story
image link The Word Challenge of the day is eruption , and Fandango’s One-Word Challenge is floor. Since I”m just now getting to this, it’s going to be a quickie. I woke up to a rumbling underneath the floorboards. Shards of white light lasered between them, burning holes in the dingy ceiling. All I could…
Flood
image link The drought in the small village on the plain had been five years long. Many decided to leave and seek a better chance at survival elsewhere. Those weak or otherwise infirm slowly faded away to the next plane. Only the hardiest humans and livestock held on. Family pets stayed close to home as…
The Tale of the Owls and the Wee Folk
image link Once upon a time, in the days of mighty trees and nights of magical forests, the owls chose to live among humans. I’m here to tell the tale of how that came to be. At one point, owls were solely the servants of the Wee Folk, transporting them to their own frolickings, especially…
Tao-Talk 