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November 19, 2015
Time Traveler & His Wife: Flash Fiction
Dan Alatorre’s Plot Point Flash Fiction Challenge! Rules are at the bottom, but I have to include this phrase: “Yeah! Not so easy now is it, tough guy???” and thisRANDOM Plot from Movie Plot Generator: Go for the Horde He was a depressed cop on the edge, who had a dream of life and forearms […]

Published on November 19, 2015 17:52
Email Newsletter Giveaway!
My friend, it would be awesome if you would take a moment to show your support by subscribing tomy email newsletter. As a sweeten-the-deal thing: Sign up by midnight on November 30th, 2015 & . . . if you live in USA then you can be entered to win an original painting by yours truly. […]

Published on November 19, 2015 12:22
November 17, 2015
Bottled Up
#BlogBattle 36 “Bottle” genre: fantasy (mystery & drama) She walked along the beach, head ducked and hands shoved deep in her jacket pockets. The wind whipped about, pulling her hair and waving it across her face in ticklish teasing. She’d given up the attempts to keep the lip-tingling tendrils from sweeping across her face. The […]

Published on November 17, 2015 09:43
#BlogBattle Week 36 “Bottle” Entries & Voting
#BlogBattle 36 Story Theme:Bottle (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Look for everyone’s stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in a new window so that you can easily navigate back to this list. RULES for VOTING: Anyone […]

Published on November 17, 2015 02:01
November 13, 2015
Captive Hope
As we move closer to Captive Hope’s release, I couldn’t help but make a teaser trailer for your viewing enjoyment. Look for Captive Hope to hit shelves everywhere in January 2016! ~ They say love conquers all, but Idra knows hope is what sets the captive free. ~ Idra is noble by birth, lady-in-waiting to […]

Published on November 13, 2015 01:29
“Be Thankful” Challenge
Writer, good friend, fellow #BlogBattler, all-around nice guy, Simon Farnell, nominated me for this challenge. It’s one I certainly couldn’t pass up! There’s always something to be thankful for! The Rules – Share this image in your blog post – Write about 5 people in your life you are thankful for – Write about 5 […]

Published on November 13, 2015 00:33
November 12, 2015
Random Art
Can I call my sketching and coloring and digital coloring, art? I suppose this fits in that “eye of the beholder” sort of category. Since it was a holiday, the kids were home and we spent some time using our imaginations for games and art. This is what I did. The sorceress came first, but […]

Published on November 12, 2015 03:19
November 11, 2015
Interview with Cathleen Townsend #BlogBattle “Cave” Winner
Cathleen Townsend has arrived from her own blog,The Beauty of Words. I’m so pleased to have her as our guest today. Did you know she won last week’s #BlogBattle? The word was CAVE, and hers was a finicky one! :)Cave Rendezvousis her winning tale, so be sure to check it out in a bit. But […]

Published on November 11, 2015 12:22
Out of the Blue (or Suddenly)
#BlogBattle “Shenanigans” by Kassi A young couple sat on a beach watching the shenanigans of a few teenage boys. The young woman, tall, emerald-eyed, and strawberry blonde, ambled toward the warm ocean water for a quick wade. Abruptly, the ocean’s water disappeared and she raced back up to her sun-bathing husband. He looked up with […]

Published on November 11, 2015 10:46
November 10, 2015
Miss Luna Pratt’s Shenanigans
#BlogBattle Week 35 “Shenanigans” “Officer! Oh, ahhhh-fficer! Yoohoo!” Sgt. Brant cringed while his back was still turned. That voice was accompanied by the small town’s favorite gossip, Miss Luna Pratt. Favorite might have been an overstatement. She was more like the best source of up-to-date news on all your neighbors’ private dealings. He, like most […]

Published on November 10, 2015 14:33