aka, The Abject Muse

Category: Writing Challenge

  • The Middle-Aged Huerfano

      This week’s prompts for the Shapeshifting 13 writing challenge at Grammar Ghoul Press are the words orphan and inherent. Exactly 39 words. ΠΡ Mom died the semester before I was to graduate from University. Somehow, she’d persuaded me to walk–so inherently proud of my accomplishments Yes, well. eventually, my diploma came in the mail. innocuously,…

  • Aim High

    Three marriages; three divorces. Countless boyfriends and one-night stands but still no Mr. Right— not even a Mr. Close Enough. Six kids: two in prison three unaccounted for; one baby-bump and a big, fat drug habit.   “Well done, my child. Well done!”

  • The Love Boat

    “Noah, this  boat of yours is dreck!” “It’s an ark, Na’amah. An ark.” “Ark, Schmark!” “Go check on the animals, will ya?” “They’re drenched. Nu?” “So, what can I do?” “How about plugging the leaks?” “Do I look like an ark-hole plugger to you?”

  • At Last!

    I tried everything: friends of friends, online dating and meetup groups. No luck. Then one day I took a walk in the desert, and there it was. Slithering out from under a rock with the rest of the snakes— my future ex-husband.

  • The Chef

    Thiss week’s prompt at Grammar Ghoul Press‘ Shapeshifting 13 Challenge is to create a piece of fiction in 26 words, inspired by the image below. ΠΡ Admittedly, he’d been distracted by the growling bear, but he’d only turned his back for a moment. No matter! The hot dogs were burnt beyond recognition.