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PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Pressing her shoulder hard up against the brick she counted to three and poked her … More Coming in hot (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook   “What’s that?” “A shell, darling.” “What’s that?” “A fossil, dear.” A pause. Shuffling feet. … More The cat curiosity killed (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Yvette Prior “Why so much coffee?” I didn’t answer. It was obvious, wasn’t it? A room full of … More Dust to dust (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson Do you ever wonder, if you could float up high above the ground using an umbrella … More Curiousier and curiousier (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll   No one knew how it got there. One evening it was not there, the … More A choice (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Gah Learner   I often found her standing at the window, staring at the night sky. Full moon, … More Wish upon a star (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Carla Bicomong   Flames danced, alive and desperate. Already consuming the very thing that gave it form. … More A promise made (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Yvette Prior   It was the story of one man’s life. Staring at the coffee table, I wanted … More Day in, day out (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Ronda Del Boccio   Bethze crept closer, wrapping her hand around a blade of grass. Shaking her shoulders, … More Be Brave (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook   “A’right… it ain’t much to look at, but it’s me home and ya can jist … More Home is your castle (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz Squinting down from her hidden place she watched them march through town, ignoring the scent of … More Stop to smell the roses (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson   “Did ya see it?” “See what?” “The thing in the sky, the bright thing.” Petey … More Play with me? (Friday Fictioneers) →

Tension Below are some of the things I try to keep in mind when adding tension to a scene I … More Tension →

PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll   “Mum! Mum… What’s that?” “Oh, um. That’s a foot, Darling.” “Someone’s foot? Who does … More Midnight struck and the coach became a pumpkin (Friday Fictioneers) →

Please Say Kaddish For Me – by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields About the Book Jewish persecution under Russian Czar! 1899 Russia under … More Review: Please Say Kaddish For Me by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields →

PHOTO PROMPT © Fatima Fakier Deria   City of love. Of dreams and romance and imagination. There is a strange peace … More Holiday Lost (Friday Fictioneers) →

The CONTRACT between heaven and earth By John W. Howell & Gwen M. Plano Thank you, Laurie, for inviting us … More The CONTRACT between heaven and earth By John W. Howell & Gwen M. Plano →

Replotting or going insane   I am in the middle of writing my new WIP and I hit a snag. … More My Writer Journey – part eight →

PHOTO PROMPT © Connie Gayer   “What have you found, love?” “Dunno, darl. Something metal. What do ya think?” Sherrie … More Buried Treasure (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields   “What is that?” “What? The bowl? I thought it was nice. I got it … More I wish… (Friday Fictioneers) →

Photographer prefers to remain anonymous.   They sit, bereft, waiting… they’re full of spiders who have made homes inside the … More What hides inside (Friday Fictioneers) →

Geekerella by Ashley Poston About the Book Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella … More Review: Geekerella by Ashley Poston →

About the Book Teenager Leila’s life is full of challenges. From bouncing around the foster care system to living with … More Review: The Girl and the Grove by Eric Smith →

Review: Publish and Perish by Phillipa Bornikova About the Book Linnet Ellery, a young attorney at a prestigious New York … More Review: Publish and Perish by Phillipa Bornikova →