Prompt: Write about the three things he could never tell her. As much as he wanted to, he could never tell her how happy it made him to see her at the end of a long day. He couldn’t tell her that he was most at peace when he was with her. And he couldn’t tell […]
Prompt: You stumble upon old home videos of you and your siblings as toddlers. Nostalgia fades when you realize something isn’t quite right. “Do we have to do this now?” Ashley whined. Somehow, at twenty-nine, she still managed to sound just as annoying as she had at nine. I guess some people never grew out of […]
This flash fiction piece was inspired by my husband, my sister, DMs I’ve known, Shanna Germain, and…you know…this picture. What am I even doing here? This was a terrible idea. I shifted in the grungy, molded plastic chair and adjusted my messenger bag on my lap while surreptitiously glancing around the room. There were only a few […]
Sooooooooooo, it’s come to this. The inevitable strengths and weaknesses post. *pushes up sleeves* Let’s do this thing. I’m going to hit weaknesses first. Why? Because I’m more comfortable in this arena. More on that in a bit. Conflict – I struggle with conflict. The first book I ever wrote had zero. Like, literally none. […]
This week’s flash fiction is based on the Ellie Goulding song, How Long Will I Love You. The song is here, and the lyrics are here, if you want to have a listen/peek. Content Warning: Domestic Violence Cara startled at the twisting doorknob immediately followed by the heavily pounding fist on the bathroom door. […]
Prompt: Person A: “I thought I’d made it clear we have a no abduction policy.” Person B: “She wasn’t cooperating. What did you expect me to do?” Welp…this was a surprise… But hey, these writing exercises are meant to get us thinking outside the box. This is way outside. Izzy stared open-mouthed at the struggling, […]
Claudia pulled into her sister’s driveway and parked behind Addie’s beat-up volvo that was in dire need of a wash. She was obviously home if her car was here. Claudia’s fury simmered beneath her skin. And if Addie was here, she could damn well answer her phone. Over a week of calls going to voicemail, […]
I don’t know why I thought this would be an easy blog post. I mean, sure there are a lot of reasons that I write, but trying to condense it is trickier than I thought. I write because I’m really not great at working in an environment that involves cubicles. I write because I don’t […]
Nostalgic Notes is a new feature we’ve decided to try out. Basically, every other month, we’ll be blogging about random things we’re nostalgic about. This month, it’s songs. I love music. There are so many songs that bring back a sense of nostalgia. My mom used to sing us to sleep at night. My brother […]
So, the song that was chosen for this month’s flash fiction is Try by the Backstreet Boys. I’d never heard it before, so I gave it a listen, and this is what I came up with. Here’s the video, and here are the lyrics. I glanced at Dylan. “Do I have to?” He held up his hands […]