Author Archives: Alice
Suzie’s House 213 : Big Idea
“Humph!” The idiot. How hard could it be to sit down and write a story? Lisa stomped her way down the hall, feeling awkward for being in Ben’s house after saying something she knew would make him mad, as if the house itself were telling her she didn’t belong here. “Hey, Lisa.” Tracy came out of Gene’s room. She had a rosy look to her cheeks, and Lisa suspected she and Gene had been kissing. Gene came to the doorway, […]
55 – To a Stranger
Yep, random, unrelated picture again. I’m glad you guys let me get away with this. “Now where has it gone?” Passport, driver’s license, lipstick, coins… she digs through her purse, bringing out too much information with the bottle of medicine, the movie ticket stub, and the used tissues. “No, no, don’t go anywhere. I’m sure it’s here.” At last, iPod found, she calls them up. Baby pictures. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story […]
13 Housing Stories.
Last week I talked about steps involved in buying a house. Some of the comments inspired me to tell a few stories about buying, owning, and renting. 1. The first place I lived once I moved out on my own was the dorms. I was a transfer student, had just spent a month in China, and chose the dorms because it saved me the hassle of looking for a place from hundreds of miles away when I was short on […]
Fwd: WD-40
I haven’t verified most of this, but I do know that some of it works. It does wonders for rusty locks and grimy bicycles. >Stock up on WD-40! > >A lady got up very early one morning and went outside to pickup the Sunday >paper, she noticed someone had sprayed red paint all around the sides of the >neighbors brand new beige truck. She went over and woke him up and gave him >the bad news. He was, of course […]
160- The Wind Talks
The wind chatters at the windowsill thunders through the trellis moans around the corners and roars over the roof. I cower under the covers while the house shakes, and the wind laughs. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
Missing
Today’s theme is Missing/Missed Previously in Jack and Jill: Fingers Are Digits Too Be sure to visit the home page.
Suzie’s House 212 : Waving Around
Lisa laughed harder than Ben thought she should, but he couldn’t say anything because he meant for her to laugh when he told her about fighting Gene over who got to do the dishes, so… yeah.
Suzie’s House
is running late. Sorry, but I’m at one of those points where I have half a dozen choices for where to go from last week, and I can’t seem to decide. So, I’ll figure it out in the morning (it’s 12:14 am as I write this. but I still count that as night). Hopefully I’ll have it posted by noon.
55 – True Romantic
She held the shell to her ear and thought about all the time’s she’d done it while he was gone. “This make me think of you.” He smiled, eating the last bite of yogurt. “Did you know it also works with an empty yogurt cup?” He held it up to her ear. “It sounds the same!” “Works better than my cell phone.” The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash […]
Guess Who’s Got Writer’s Block?
Yep. This is about how original my work has been lately. I’ve hit a plot hole and can’t seem to claw my way out. Makes me feel a bit like this:
Fwd: AMAZING SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES
> > THESE REALLY WORK!! I checked this out on Snopes and it’s for real! > > > > AMAZING SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES: > > 1. AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU CHOP. > > 2. AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT LIFTING THE TOILET SEAT BY USING THE SINK. > > 3. FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SUFFERERS ~ SIMPLY CUT YOURSELF AND BLEED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THUS REDUCING […]
