Today’s flash fiction piece is inspired by a One Republic song called, If I Lose Myself. Here’s a link to the video and the lyrics. Zoë wandered along the familiar stretch of beach ignoring the brightly colored stones and bits of sea glass glittering in the sand. Had this been a normal day, she would have picked them […]
First off, a brief note: Apologies to anyone who tried to read this yesterday when it mistakenly posted. It wasn’t even close to finished. As it turns out, I cannot calendar. But, it’s finished now. “Oh. My. God.” Andi gaped at me. “You look amazing, Hannah. Totally dead.” I added a little more black […]
This isn’t a song, I’m familiar with. If I’m listening to Alanis, it’s gonna be the angry Jagged Little Pill variety. But I’ll give it a go. If you’re also unfamiliar with this song, here are the lyrics. Well…listened to the song. I was hoping for something that would somehow fall in line with the […]
“What the fuck am I supposed to do with this?” Kylie demanded. “Manners, Kylie,” he mother said. Hollis rolled her eyes at her cousin. She would have thought that maybe…just maybe, Kylie would have outgrown her overblown sense of entitlement. Nope. She was just as much of a bitch as ever. And her aunt […]
Today’s flash fiction was inspired by Damien Rice’s song, Rootless Tree. No one appreciates my love for depressing music except Jess Jarman, and sadly, she’s on deadline this month. As busy as everyone is with traveling, new babies, and deadline hell, it might just be me this month. But here’s the song if you want […]
“So that’s it? I just write down all the stuff I want to get rid of and throw the list in the fire?” The woman standing on the other side of the flames from me nodded. “That’s it.” I watched her for a second longer, discomfort swirling in my gut. The whole thing sounded […]
This month, Jess chose “Love at First Sight” by Kylie Minogue for the song inspired flash fiction piece. As usual, I hadn’t heard it, but this is what I came up with. Also, I’ll be gone this week for a family vacation to the wilds of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. We’re staying at a new place, […]
I followed her through the sun-dappled field. Insects whirred all around us as the late August sun beat down. The leaves barely moved. No longer the vibrant green of early spring, they looked tired, beaten down by life, ready for autumn and the cooler temperatures. I could relate. All I really wanted to do was […]
This week’s song inspiration is Pinch Me by The Barenaked Ladies – I’d never heard the song before trying to write this blog post, but it’s here if you want to listen to it. This is some background from an upcoming book. I have no idea if I’ll use it in the actual story, but […]
Holding the shoebox full of letters, I walked barefoot through the dew-damp grass toward the fire pit where a blaze already crackled and sat in one of the lawn chairs near the circle of stones. “Hey, Hannah…you here? It’s me.” I pulled the lid off the shoebox and tossed it into the flames, […]