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Odd Prompts: Slither

“Your turn to roll.”  The alien who was holding out the cup to her was inscrutable. She really didn’t know if that was a smile – was it even a face? The cup, at least, was a familiar item. Styrofoam, the sort used to hold a quick-heat soup long enough for consumption without burning one’s… Read More Odd Prompts: Slither

The Library Guardian

Asking the hard questions in life: how do you organize your library? I’m pretty confident I want my non-fiction research type books in the office with me. Art books can be in the bedroom where the art desk currently is (until the Little Man moves out and I co-opt his room as a studio, which… Read More The Library Guardian

Steam-Powered Postcards and an Open Call

The second of the Postcards anthologies is live! Steam-Powered Postcards has twenty-two fifty-word stories, each of them facing their prompt image that inspired the author to create them. I had a hand in many of the illustrations for this book, and I’m delighted at how the entries turned out. For one thing, there’s a story… Read More Steam-Powered Postcards and an Open Call

In the Garden

I’ve spent a good portion of my Sunday working in the garden with my son. That’s a reward in and of itself, but seeing my plans move towards reality as plants go in, or start to bloom and grow from earlier work, is just happy-making. The peas are tall, but not blooming. They might not,… Read More In the Garden

Carrot Cake

This recipe is a variant, loosely, on the Splendid Spice Cake recipe. With… changes.  For one thing, I reduced the overall sugar just a touch. And I took the liqud back a bit, to allow for the addition of carrots. I customized the spice blend to favor carrot’s innate flavors, which included the addition of… Read More Carrot Cake

With a Twist

I’m in this anthology! I had an absolute blast writing the story for it. Jim Curtis gave a lot of leeway to the authors – just take a trope that may be old and tired, then give it a hard twist.  I opted to speculate about what could happen if the Chosen One of Prophecy… Read More With a Twist

Odd Prompts: The Mad Botanist

This is a snip of a project, spawned from two prompts. One was given to me by a friend when I whined about being ‘stuck’ for ideas. The other is a spare prompt from MOTE. I hope you enjoy!  *** We all knew a blue-white flash meant we’d be dead, and likely wishing we were… Read More Odd Prompts: The Mad Botanist

Sunday Evening

I went for a walk this evening. The weather had been stormy earlier in the day, but by the time I wanted to stretch my legs, it was sunny, with just a light breeze.  I walked along quiet small-town streets, past inquisitive dogs, was surprised by the sweet scent of a blooming lilac – something… Read More Sunday Evening

Book Review: Texas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening

Mom sent me this book when I first bought the house here in Tiny Town, actually she sent me a few gardening books, which I deeply appreciate! As I’d decided not to garden in a big way last year, but to get a feel for my land, and start building up to the garden this… Read More Book Review: Texas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening

Odd Prompts: Let the Air In

As I’m typing this, I have a kitten patting and biting at the screen. He’s hunting the ‘bugs’ of the black letters and cursor as they dance across the screen. Here’s hoping I don’t have more typos than the usual, but… well, kitten!  *** James closed the door firmly after the letting agent, and then… Read More Odd Prompts: Let the Air In