Category: Creative writing

  • Read more: Candy Corn & Cucurbita

    It’s Fibbing Friday again and PCGuyIV is our host. Below are today’s questions. ***   Why is October the tenth month rather than the eighth as its name implies? If October were the eighth month, we’d have to call it…

    Candy Corn & Cucurbita
  • Read more: Nikki

    Today, Fandango’s Dog Days of August prompt is “Pets.” It all started when my mom & I were trying to cross a busy street. There were lots of loud machines coming & going in both directions, plus it was raining.…

  • Read more: Firsts That Last

    It’s time for Fandango’s Friday Flashback! This was first posted on April 2018 I don’t remember how we met, but it must have been at the school bus stop. We lived one block away from each other, but somehow had…

    Firsts That Last
  • Read more: Misophonia

    This weeks writing prompt at Six-Word-Story Prompt is food.   Food should be eaten, not heard.    

    Misophonia
  • Read more: Going Home

    Joanna knew it was there; found it months ago. Between her crappy job, chronic depression, and Brad’s not-so-secret affair, she just plain couldn’t be bothered. Why add to the chaos? Now she had to be bothered, except she wasn’t. Joanna knew exactly how it would end,…

    Going Home
  • Read more: Quality Time

    When I visit my father’s grave, I leave a stone on it. We’re Jewish. That’s what we do. Just a nondescript piece of rock. Gray, generic and anonymous— aptly symbolizing our relationship.

    Quality Time
  • Read more: A Spoon in the Desert

    “Hey, Abdul!” “Hey guys, what’s up?” “Where’ve you been all summer? It’s the first day of school and we never even got to hang out!” Habib complained. “You’d never believe me.” Abdul shook his head with a wry grin. “It’s too…amazing.”…

    A Spoon in the Desert