A Scary Christmas Story

image link Fandango’s FOWC is formidable. The Word of the Day Challenge is family. Today’s story is also part of A Guy Called Bloke’s Pimp Imp’s December’s Dastardly Deeds Challenge for December 24, with a story prompt of Trolls are for life not just Christmas! Trolls are for life not just Christmas! A troll family…

AX and The Admin

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…

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…