Author Archives: Alice
306/365 Construction Season
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/AliceAudrey/365/Montana32.jpg Yep, it’s that time of year.
Slut
Twenty years later, with three children at her side she ran into two of her lovers in the grocery store. They were talking. About her. Her nineteen years of monogamy didn’t matter to them. Only the one year of infamy that included them. Her toddler didn’t care, by her teenager was all ears as she swung the cart around. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Click on the badge […]
305/365 We are greener now
I was cleaning out the photos on my cell phone and ran across this one from a few weeks ago.
13 Places to Sleep
I’ve been running at half-mast all week long due to a cold. Seems like I’m tired and spacy all the time. Here are places – recent, remembered, or just dreamed up, I’m not always sure which – in which to discover I have fallen asleep. 1. Bed, of course. 2. The most comfortable chair in the house – a nice, over-stuffed recliner. 3. The least comfortable chair in the house – a wooden bar stool. 4. Slumped over the keyboard […]
Ah Maria, It’s Love Most Discerning
Maria Theresa of Austria didn’t get along very well with her eldest son. The problem with Prince Joseph was not that he disagreed with his mom on nearly everything, he disagreed with everyone on nearly everything. And it wasn’t only that he disagreed, he HAD to be right. And is wasn’t only that he had to be right, he knew he was right. All the time. About everything. Because of his position, the only person who could disagree with him […]
Welcome, Ann Pino
As those of you who have stopped to read my Welcome page know, I’m adding a new feature here in Alice’s Restaurant. Actually, it’s a feature I’ve had in place for a long time, but haven’t made much effort to exorcise before. Namely, I’m going to be featuring other writers on Mondays. To start, let me introduce you to Ann Pino, who writes and posts some wonderful Science Fiction. For the last few weeks I’ve been enjoying Steal Tomorrow, which […]
Association Meme
1. Excitement (Alice Audrey) http://www.aliceaudrey.com/?p=4313 2. Thrill (Hootin’ Anni) http://hootin–anni.blogspot.com/2010/03/days-of-yore.html 3. Suspense (Hazel) http://delineatingdes.blogspot.com/2010/03/honor-and-awards.html 4. Murder (Thom – the first time) http://tp4ww.com/a-tag-for-the-association-meme/ 5. Premeditated (PattiKen)http://pattiken-pattiken.blogspot.com/2010/05/association.html 6. Intentions (Thom) http://tp4ww.com/association-meme-and-you-have-got-to-see-this/ 7. Plans (Quilly) http://quilldancer.com/2010/05/15/association-meme/ 8. Two men huddled secretly around a map, pointing and whispering when the door is flung open. (Me. Hey, nothing in the rules says it can only be one word. This is just what came to mind.) Speaking of which: 1. Anyone can play, whether they have […]
Share and Share Alike
Jack: What’s for dinner? I’m starving. Jill: Mother ate us out of house and home. The only thing left was a cinnamon roll, and I already ate half of it. but you can have the other half. Jack: You call this half?! Jack: (muttering to himself) What I want to know is where she packs the rest. Today’s theme is half Previously in Jack and Jill: Visitor The rules for Photohunt can be found here. Be sure to visit the […]
Suzie’s House 164: Thinking About It
“That was random.” Ben watched his mother walk down the hall toward the staircase, and muttered to himself. “What?” Lisa came up behind him. The whole time he’d been talking to his mother, Lisa had been leaning over his desk, reading the story he wrote. Now she leaned around him and looked down the hall. “Nothing,” Ben glanced at her. “Just something my mother said. Um, Lisa, I need to ask you a favor.”
