Image by cocoparisienne from Pixabay “We never stop anywhere for long.” — Darren Shan, A Living Nightmare The Giuseppe family had been in business for a long time. Traveling in their wagon, parking it on the outskirts of towns, as their ancestors had, they never saw a day when their services would not be in…
Category: fiction
Ready
Image by pixel2013 from Pixabay Peace was on an extended vacation. She’d gotten fed up with the petty bickering and always the conflicts between humans. Enjoying herself in the delicious quietness of floating on a windless sunset, Peace decided to ask Ocean what her secret was in keeping so still. Ocean responded, “As you know,…
#FF Trouble in Paradise
PHOTO PROMPT © Susan Eames Trouble in Paradise Harold and Maude, both age 74, were in Hawaii for their honeymoon. It was a second marriage for each. Both prior divorces were from spousal abandonment, which left carryover insecurities. Each was determined to keep the other satisfied and wanting more. Maude was an organized planner…
Neophyte
Image by esudroff from Pixabay Newly retired US Secretary of Defense Cray Davis had begun his military career as a Navy seaman aboard the warship, Invictus, in 1963. He’d seen more in his years of active duty than any human should ever have to see. Cray had been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor not…
Twittering Tales #138 – 28 May 2019 — Letting Go
Kat is the host of Twittering Tales. Kat says: Your mission, if you choose to accept the challenge, is to tell a story in 280 characters or less. Letting Go Mim, award-winning life coach, helped clients turn negatives into positives. Every Friday night Mim’s clients gathered their negatives and brought them to the symbolic barrel…
The Perfect Noodle
Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay A common misconception about the miracle of cooking the perfect noodle is that the gas flame must be banked to the perfect point between the water boiling and the water boiling over. Although it is true that keeping the water just boiling makes for a tender noodle, the ultimate…
Cock a Doodle Do Do Do Do
Image by klimkin from Pixabay In 1973, Charles was the star basketball player for the University of Wyoming’s NBAA #1 rated Laramie Mountain Lions. Playing forward on and off the court, Charles’ colorful actions around town kept him on Section 1, page 1 of the town’s newspaper, The Laramie Return Serve. Charles’ latest exploits involved…
Tao-Talk 