Author Archives: Alice
Win a Copy of Deeper Than the Dead by Tami Hoag
California, 1985. Four children and young teacher Anne Navarre make a gruesome discovery; a partially buried female body, her eyes and mouth glued shut. A serial killer is at large, and the very bonds that hold their idyllic town together are about to be tested to the breaking point. Tasked with fining the killer, FBI investigator Vince Leone employs a new and controversial FBI technique called “profiling” which plunges him into the lives of the four children — and the […]
55 – Separation
Unraveling after the death like a rope turning into grief-torn wisps The hot tears of never-going-to-see-her-again splashing on passers by as if a funeral couldn’t possibly contain the torrent. She cried for her brother because – numb, unraveling, dieing with their mother he could not cry for himself. Grief splashes on a future that isn’t. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, […]
13 filtered words and phrases
13 Words and phrases I’m tired of seeing in the machine-generated “comments” that hit my filters: 1. Article. I don’t write articles. I write all kinds of junk – most of it fiction – and post it here. Even my “How to” things rarely qualify as articles. 2. Helpful. Yes, I manage to be that sometimes, but never on the posts this word is applied to. Really, Suzie’s House is helpful? Or a poem about vampires? Or a picture of […]
Suzie’s House 251 : Customs Agent
Some deviant walked into the airport in Juarez, Mexico with a black suitcase in his hand, but instead of checking the bag, he carried it straight to one of the rooms in emigration set aside to search for contraband. Even before security caught up with him he was unzipping the case. “Here’s the….” The man, a gringo by look and the fact he spoke English, stared at the ordinary contents as if amazed. “Huh. It’s nothing but clothes.” He moved […]
The Serialists of March 7th
Welcome Carrie Ann Golden! Carrie writes a YA/Fantasy/Horror serial. If you missed her last week, it’s worth swinging by this week. Sheilagh Lee I’m enjoying your Fairy Stones mini series. Keep them comming! This is the hub for The Serialists, a meme for people who post original, serialized fiction on their blogs. If you have one or more posts you would like for us to read, please put a direct link to the post(s) in the linky. If you are […]
The Drop.
Jack: Darling, what is this you’re watching? Jill: It’s called Dubstep, I guess. Jack: Sounds weird. Jill: Oh, you mean that electronic part? They call that The Drop. It’s all right I guess, but what I like is the way that guy dances. Jack: (muttering) I could do that if I wanted to. Jill: Oh really? Prove it. Jack: All right. Check this out. Jill: Eeek! Jack: Oops. Jill: Was that on purpose? Jack: Oh, just drop it. Today’s themes […]
55 – Plenty of Room
“It’s my chair! Get out!” Lucy screamed at her brother. “Not it’s not! It’s Grandma’s chair.” “That’s right,” Grandmother said. “Now if the two of you will move, I’d like to sit down.” The kids scrambled to reply. As soon as she sat down, they scrambled into her lap, one child per knee. Always plenty of room in Grandmother’s lap. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 […]
13 Words
A while back the kids and I played a game in which I would find a word in the dictionary and they would try to define it. Not only did they impress the whole family with their vocabulary, we all learned a few more words, and what they learned stuck. 1. Dirge (This one actually came up on a test over a year later, and was remembered from the game. It was an English class, rather than Music, though.) 2. […]
Suzie’s House 250 : Luggage
“Huh. Well, look at that. It’s my suitcase.” Drew stared at the black bag sitting in the middle of the floor. Sitting in the middle of the first floor of what had once been a grand department store with sunlight streaming through the broken out front doors as if to spotlight it, his FBI-suitable case had a sadly forlorn look to it. “Was it there before?”
The Serialists for Feb. 29
Leaping leap year! Notice the date? Like it’ll land this way again for The Serialist hub any time soon. Anyway, A big thank you to all our regular serialists. I’ve enjoyed a lot of great reading in the last ten months. Like the lives of Ahu and Ahuahu. Keep them coming. You know I love it. This is the hub for The Serialists, a meme for people who post original, serialized fiction on their blogs. If you have one or […]
Anatomy of a Comment Form
A quick tour of how it works. This one’s for all you lurkers out there. Lord knows I have a ton of them. Below is a copy of my comment form. Isn’t it pretty? 🙂 Looks pretty basic, doesn’t it? Honestly, there is nothing to be afraid of here.
Cabin Fever
Jill: Really, Jack, isn’t that a bit much? Even though you haven’t said a word, your desire to go on vacation is coming through loud and clear. Today’s themes are Loud Previously in Jack and Jill: Hearts United To see who else is playing go to: Whistle Stop Photohunt
