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June 5, 2025
Thursday Doors: Ride or Die on Bardstown Road
#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt #2 DaughterMister drove to a get-together for Charlie’s family, which left my attention free to snap a few pictures. Like a massive indoor space at the corner of Bardstown and Alfresco. IYKYK And a trashy garage. I got a doorfie with a blue…
June 3, 2025
Food Tuesday: Eggs With Morels
#FoodTuesday #morels #morelmushrooms #writingprompt Friend and fellow writer Samantha Lopez brought me a big mess of morels she bought at a charity event in Brown County, Indiana. Now that Sara and Michael like them, too, I split the haul with them. But first, I had…
June 2, 2025
Monday Recommends and Nail Art: Squids and Grills
#MondayRecommends #NailArt #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10discountcode #writingprompt I’ve been bingeing Squid Game. I had no interest until it was recommended to me by #1 Daughter and her Mister and their son, Middle Grandson. Middle said, “Season Two is more relationshipy and less killing people.…
May 31, 2025
31 May 2025 Adi Saves the Village
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory #Caturday #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #calico #calicocats #scottishfold #scottishfoldlovers #Adi #AdiLadyFluffington #FrauleinProfessorOverknocker Adi Saves de Village by Adi Amelia Allen So der was dis cat who was fluffier dan any other cat inna village.…
May 30, 2025
30 May 2025 Butterfly Wings
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline Butterfly Wings by Marian Allen They say that when a butterfly flaps its wings one place, the effects build until there’s a storm someplace else. But what if all the butterflies…
May 29, 2025
29 May 2025 Steffie Does Art
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory #ThursdayDoors #TDWC Steffie Does Art by Marian Allen The waterfront promenade was lit by street lights made to look like gaslights. The OG effect was rather spoiled by the multi-colored electric lights strung…
May 28, 2025
28 May 2025 Life Is One
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory Life Is One by Marian Allen The planetary ambassadors, forced into unwonted proximity in the safe room, each reacted in their own particular way, each way affected by – to be quite honest…
May 27, 2025
27 May 2025 Three For Three
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory #food Florence, Mamie, and Bennie Adagio live on Spadena Street. Florence and Mamie make a cameo appearance in BAR SINISTER, and in their own stories, “Adagio” and “Still Life With Peanut Butter”. Three…
May 26, 2025
26 May 2025 Red Flowers
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory #NailArt #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10discountcode Red Flowers by Marian Allen “That’s m’name. Don’t wear it out.” Red’s real name was Rufus, but his mother had told him “rufous” meant “red”, so he’d…
May 25, 2025
25 May 2050 A Wedding For the Books
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory #HollyJahangiri #Llannonn @hjahangiri.author For those who don’t know, years and years ago, I wrote a novel (currently out of print) set on Llannonn, a planet where courtesy is literally the law. When I…
