Author Archives: Alice
13 Spam Comments
How can I tell that no human actually read my post before the bot tried to leave a spam comment? By the nature of the spam. For instance: 1. “Searching for this for some time now – i guess luck is more advanced than search engines :)” by mafia wars how to hide showed up on Ah Maria, How Can He Measure Up?, and Suzie’s House 123: No Good Deed with the exact same wording on both. 2. “Thank you […]
Ah Maria, What a Battle
King Joseph, co-regent of Austria and brother to Marie Antoinette, needlessly invaded Bohemia in search of fame and glory. It didn’t quite work out for him. Joseph was right to believe that Frederick did not really want to fight. That is to say, Frederick was not totally committed to fight. Which is not the same as saying he was unable or unwilling to fight. Frederick had 160,00 men and over 850 guns. (cannon) His main reason for hesitating was that […]
Welcome Kimberly Alan
Much like me, Kimberly Alan had been writing for a long time. In her case, twenty years elapsed between her first attempts and her first publication, TRUTHS UNVEILED, which was published by White Rose Publishing. Much like me, she is also struggling her way through a follow up book. Please welcome Kimberly Alan. Kim is giving away a copy of Truths Unveiled. To be eligible, simply leave a comment here between now and Thursday at midnight my time (Mountain Daylight […]
Faith In You
Everyone was so thoroughly conditioned by you that when you lied, you caused a lot of injuries. People could have died. Don’t ever malfunction again, Mr. Traffic Light. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
6 Feet Under
Jill: Mom, when Jack said you’d have to dig to get a six pack like his, I think he meant his abs. Jill’s Mom: Doesn’t matter. Jill: I’ll get you your own beer. Jill’s Mom: No need. Jill: How deep are you going to dig anyway? Jill’s Mom: Deep enough. Hey, what time is it? Jill: 6 pm. Jill’s Mom: Rats. He isn’t drunk enough yet and my bus leaves in 60 minutes. Guess I’ll have to finish this later. […]
Suzie’s House 169: A Tricky Quartet
Tracy hadn’t really looked at either of the guys while she was hanging upside down. She’d learned a long time ago it was better to pretend everything was normal when it was anything but. She might not even get grounded, since Mom was a few hundred miles away and Aunt Stephanie seemed to think these things weren’t her fault. For sure she’d get away with it if Lisa didn’t say anything. And Lisa wouldn’t if she got busy with something […]
Keeping Up
“Mama! Wait, wait, I can’t go so fast. Mama, wait.” “Hurry up, Honey. We are already late.” “Whahhhhh.” “I’m sorry. We’ll go a little slower.” “Look, Mama. Flowers! I want this one, and this one, and this one. Oh, look,” pointing into the distance. “A puppy!” “Wait, Honey, where are you going? Come back here!” Groan. “I knew this would happen.” The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction […]
