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Excerpt Wednesday: Three Elves and a Chicken

So no Drabble Wednesday this week, as my writing brain decided to work on stories other than a Penguin Apocalypse. I will try to buckle down this week and work on multiple installments so the rest of the serial is not so sporadic. However,...

Drabble Wednesday: Reveals

Back to the Zombie Penguin Apocalypse this week, but only with two stories. I had some unexpected work this week (a good thing), so writing time was a bit more limited. Enjoy. Interlude “When did we get an auxiliary VR space?” I glanced around...

Drabble Wednesday: Whispers of Darkness

We’re talking a break from the penguins today with some unrelated drabbles to feed the darkness…Enjoy. Last Dance Among the stark gravestones, indigo obscurity wafts against the voluminous moon, and the sweet strains of forgotten melody play on the hush of wind. Diaphanous light...

Drabble Wednesday: Penguin Absentia

The next installment of the Zombie Penguin Apocalypse with Frankie and Joni (plus the cows, cat, and the guinea pig). Shifted I breathed a sigh of relief. We just needed to reset this madness in the main panel and then… The room turned inside...

What’s New In my World Of Books

It’s been a while since I did an update so I thought I’d do a quick post on what I’m working on bookwise and talk about a new book-related venture I just launched. Project One: I’m writing a short story series (four tales at...

Drabble Wednesday: The Penguin Plot Thickens

The Penguin Zombie Apocalypse continues this week after a short break last week, due to a busy schedule and getting my first vaccine shot. But I hope you enjoy this week’s installment. Cold Night of the Penguins “What the heck?” Frankie’s voice whispered in...

Drabble Wednesday: Penguins, Upside down

Here’s the next installment of the Penguin Apocalypse Saga with Frankie, Joni, Fluffy and Fluffernutter. Cry of the Penguins “Brains, brains, brains… fish.”They stood there chanting, this hoard (or maybe flock?) of penguins, eyes glowing green, beaks clacking. I edged towards the door and...

Drabble Wednesday: Come the Penguins

Here’s the next installment of the Zombie Penguin Apocalypse with Frankie and Joni. And for anyone wondering where Fluffernutter and Fluffy are, they will make an appearance… Interlude Before the Terror A flash of silver and a katana sliced the zombie penguin in half....

National Poetry Month Day 30: I Am Done

So we have come to the end of the month and the final poem for April, with the appropriate prompt, I’m done. Today I’m using the Blitz form, so expect a bit of nonsense, but enjoy. I Am Done Done awayDone for nowNow it...

National Poetry Month Day 29: Forgotten Things

It’s a two for one special today, with a double poem based on the prompt, Forgotten Things. Forgotten Things Yesteryearin rose colourWistfulfor the old days Child labourRepressed rightsSubjugation ~*~ Technologyacross the worldAbundantfree communication Abused speechdrowning compassionin white noise.