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PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Waiting. It had to be a version of hell. Or maybe purgatory. Waiting… delays… public … More Of our own creation (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Valerie J. Barrett This scene was exactly like all the others. Blood soaked, splatter everywhere, body print on … More Unanswered questions (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Ceayr T’is an old rooming house. My abode is up the stairs out the back. T’is here I … More Be careful what you wish for (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Susan Eames It occurred in the middle of a bright sunny day. Tourists and locals were gathered … More Watch the sky (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll These humans are strange. Painfully loud rituals are conducted over sweet edibles and bright … More Blending in (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields The schools were empty. The leisure centres, the pools, the playgrounds. When the exodus occurred … More The hunted (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Jean L. Hays Just dirt. Dust and soil and scraggly, barely there bushes and grass. Everything dry … More Why won’t you just listen to me? (Friday Fictioneers) →

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire About the Book: Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands … More Review: Middlegame by Seanan McGuire →

PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook Wood becomes ash when it burns. When drenched it will swell. Over time, with no … More Time and forgiveness (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson I often sit on these stairs. Freezing sure. But peaceful too. There’s a thick silence … More A moment to breathe (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot Silence. My blood pounds. My heart thumps inside my chest. My breath is tiny gasps… … More Don’t fall asleep (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Ronda Del Boccio You could hear the crackle as flames consumed log after log, stick after stick. We’ve … More Truth Hurts (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT© Sandra Crook The gunshot echoed through the warehouse. “Run.” “No, I want to stay with you.” She snapped … More One shot in the dark (Friday fictioneers) →

Yes, I have a quarterly newsletter and it contains all sorts of updates and interesting tidbits. Are you interested? You … More Have you joined my mailing list? →

PHOTO PROMPT © Anshu Bhojnagarwala   As the wall between realities faded more oddities appeared. Yesterday, a limousine shell. Last week, … More Time Lost (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © CEAyr I survey all that is mine. My people are gone through the day but return in the … More Master of my Domain (Friday Fictioneers) →

About the Book: Adin Anderson lives in a small town where the stagnant flow of time is considered peace and … More Review: Sixty-Seven Salamanders by Jeffary Joseph →

PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields He knew I was allergic to flowers. Each year a new one arrived. I kept … More And next year? (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll   Madness. Real or imagined?   It’s a small room. No bigger than my … More Endless Blue (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Anshu Bhojnagarwala   Toni glared. “For how long should I have waited? I had no idea you were … More Can she trust him? (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Renee Heath   Lying back, I take in the sunset. Glorious. A scent of earth and grass … More The wheel turns (Friday Fictioneers) →

White Fire promo video is LIVE Check this out… I am so excited about this. The amazing Regs from Hit 66 … More White Fire Promo Video →

PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson   A day after they landed everything appeared normal. There was still that strange purple glow … More Welcome all ye strangers (Friday Fictioneers) →

White Fire is out and I’m biting my nails. Soooo to pass the time I thought I would do a … More Q and A: White Fire – a sci fi adventure →

Hi all I visited Kate Foster’s blog and talked a bit about the mammoth journey that was White Fire and … More A guest post – White Fire: Why you should never give up →