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The Science of Sci-Fi
Green Friends Among Us Installment 1 This is installment one of a series of posts sharing weird and thought-provoking science. Just the kind of information that ends up giving spawning yet another idea for a novel. This first post started with a search concerning weeds that look like tomato plants. Yes, nature has ‘imitation’ tomato…
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Free Novel Writing Tip
If you just started down the road writing a novel, then you’re reading this post at the right time. If you’ve already written a first draft, it’s not too late but not quite as timely to get this tip. I applaud the adventure you’re on and it is an adventure. It starts out simple enough.…
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Not Invited Back
Don’t come back. Up went a soft looking fence adorned with legal phrases like, “No admission of liability” and “this represents a voluntary agreement”. ‘Voluntary’ forged into a weapon, Take this or immediate financial distress; Food for your kids, Meds for your spouse, Just sign the papers and be done with it. Walk away…
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“Whole” Foods Garden
They didn’t forage the forest for sustenance, Just for treats; raspberries, blueberries, chanterelles. Their food grew underground and not in the dirt. Crazy right? That’s what Darrell thought the first time seeing the tomatoes with their stringy roots dangling in nutrient rich water. More amazing were the dense rice paddies that generated enough food to…
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A Season of Love – 100 Words
Not alone on the frigid day, A grey haired couple walks ahead, down the pier. Their breaths exhale as one into the frosty air. Her purple scarf blows loose, like a flag. He reaches for it, wraps it around her, Covering her mouth, She laughs and nudges his side. They stop. I walk slow. He…
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Open for Business or Just a Chat
The sign out by the curb showed up every once in awhile. Maybe once a week. Mostly on a weekend. “Stan’s Roast Beef Palace Open Today” in bright red and gold letters with a purple crown over “Stan’s”. Finally, finally I saw the sign soon enough not to drive past the one way street. I…
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Clare Graith 