Author, Near Future Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Apocalypse

  • “To Each His Own” – 100 Words

    “An island cottage, surrounded by lush vegetation. Chef prepared meals, delivered by courier. White sand beaches. In the evening, a concert of bamboo flutes, with only you and your guest the audience. You are transported from the world. Or, A bunk in a hostel, the sounds of the streets filtering in. Meals in the thick…

  • I Didn’t Mean That – 100 Words

    I said if I could remember our vacation at the beach, my day would improve. You gave me a vase filled with shells and sand for my desk. I whispered that I could stand the cold with the right hat. One hung on the hook with my coat, blue striped, softest Moreno wool. The recipe…

  • Beautiful Walls

    Photo prompt at Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Friday Fictioneers When I was a child I drew on the walls. My father bound my hands so I would remember he said no. But the artist’s spirit can’t be bound. Doodling became my thing, until the teacher shut that down. Words and pictures seeped from the seams of my…

  • Don’t Pen Me In – 100 Word Tale

    “Gather round youngins. Hear the story when we saved farmer Brown’s a….” “‘Apples’, right Lester?” “That would be what I was to say. This here trashed building is a testament to your great, great, who knows how great, grandmama. One Henrietta Leghorn who had the b…” “‘Brains’, Lester?” “Yes, right, the brains to know the…

  • Through the Looking Glass – Using Flashback as a Tool

    In my bathroom (no worries this is not going down the toilet), there is a mirror across from the window. When I look into the mirror the view reflected back of outside (not my reflection) always catches me by surprise. My brain translates the scene and I’m not in the present, I’m at my childhood…

  • They Have Names – Smiling Flowers

    You can buy artificial flowers, you can and they’ll look beautiful forever and not remind you that decay takes possession of the living.But can you arrange them in order, lovingly separate stalks, snip away thorns, give them fresh water daily, call them names like “lovely”, “sweetest” and “most desirable” and know, yes I say, know,…

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