Author Archives: Alice
Suzie’s House 521 : Degree of Separation
Beth slid into her seat with her head ducked down in deference to the teacher. Five minutes late for class wasn’t really that long, but it seemed like a lot when every one else was already sitting. Except Emma, of course. Because Emma had been out in the hall, singing. Wow. Just… wow.
A Random 13
1. 2. I was going to do 13 illustrations. Put it off too long, and now I’m too tired. 3. I gave my hubby a bunch of Dove chocolate hearts which I laid out on his desk in the shape of a huge heart. He loved it. 4. I should have taken a picture. 5. By the time I realized it would make a good post, he’d already hidden them from me. 6. I’m back in the Diabetes and Heart […]
Tropical Vacation
Marge and Jane bumped into each other in the Atlanta airport. “Hey, Marge! Where have you been? I’m just flying home after a wonderful vacay in the Bahamas. Sun, surf, and cabana boys. I’m bringing home so much rum my suitcase is gurgling. How about you?” She arched one eyebrow with a superior smirk. “Costa Rica – a resort West of Liberia.” She just smiled. “Oh my word! Look out the window. Is that SNOW? In Atlanta?” Marge gave it […]
Suzie’s House 520: Hall Concert
Justin heard Emma’s voice from two floors down when he stepped into the stairwell. He checked the time on his phone. Now? When class was about to start? She’d start a riot! He raced up the stairs and burst into the hall to see Emma and Bruce in the T intersection surrounded by a dozen students. She had on a mask. Bruce had his keyboard out and tried to play with one hand. Justin kept himself from running over mostly […]
Godafoss Waterfall
Godafoss aka Waterfall of the Gods got it’s name when one of the Iceland’s parliament members threw his Norse god statues into the waterfall to show his devotion when Christianity was adopted as the official religion in 1000. It is glacier run off that falls 40 feet to pool.
Minimum Wage
Ted swore. The little wooden disk he’d just made split in half under the drill, flying off to hit the wall. That made three failures. Could he fill Ruth’s order in time? She hadn’t even argued over his ten dollar charge. Ten minutes and an angry gardener chasing to get the branches. Five minutes running branches through the table saw but all day fixing the machine Five minutes on the grinder with twenty buttons lost and back to the saw. […]
Stykkisholmur to Akureyri
This day we spent as much time traveling from one hotel to another as taking in the local attractions. So, only three stops.
After the Hurricane
“Hi, John. So this is your new place?”Ashley picked her way through the building debris. “I feel for you. It’s going to take a lot of work.” “Too true.” John nodded. “If only that pesky hurricane hadn’t hit last month…” “Hurricane? No, that wasn’t what went wrong. It was the bank. They are foreclosing on me. I’m just here to make sure they get their money’s worth.” He hefted a sledgehammer. The Challenge: Write a story in 100 words or […]
Suzie’s House 519 : C’est Moi
Emma suffered one of those heart-stopping moments when she knew with absolute certitude she was going to do something stupid. A part of her was terrified what Berth would think of Bruce, or – worse – what Bruce would think of Emma for making a friend outside the band. But she had to do something. Beth was looking at Bruce with half hero worship and half confusion; and Bruce was looking at Beth with that fake bemusement he got when […]
Icelandic Horses
We spent much of the middle of the day at a ranch. I’m not sure if they make more money from selling their horses to points all around the world, or taking in tourists. They certainly had a practiced set up. First we ate lunch, which consisted of the usual fair – salad bar, great bread, soup, and sliced meat. We were told the meat was horse, but it tasted just like beef. Yes, I am the kind of person […]
Inside Joke
“Let’s ride the Whirly-Whirl!” Alicia pulled on Sally’s hand. “You mean the Hurly-Hurl? No way. Let’s just go back to the bumper cars.” “Come on. I’m tired of bumper cars. Besides. We always ride the Whirly-Whirl. It’s tradition.” Alicia tugged harder. “Every time you sit on the inside I end up cleaning my clothes in the bathroom. The only way I’d ride that with you is if you sit on the outside.” “Okay!” Afterward Alicia wiped her mouth in mortification […]
