Author Archives: Alice
Introducing Faire Miscellany
You many have noticed that the name of my Etsy store had changed. It went from Alice’s Etsy Store to Faire Miscellany. The reason for this is that The Girl and I have become partners in selling our handicrafts. We are gearing up for a fair where we will be selling from a booth. Over the next few weeks you will see not only more of her earrings, but some of my sewing efforts. No quilts this time. I’m still […]
Plant of the Ape
Jill’s Mom: Hey, Sis. Thanks for calling but I’m busy right now so I have to get off the phone. Aunt Gertrude: What are you doing? Jill’s Mom: Remember when we all went drinking a few nights ago, including my daughter and my no good son-in-law? Aunt Gertrude: Yep, yep. I remember. You got so drunk we had to carry you out. Jill’s Mom: Well, never mind that. Jack borrowed some money from me to get more beer, then called […]
Revision Hll
Rough waves of adversity crash into daily routine turning all concepts end over end endlessly when does adversity become the norm over the years all the sharp-eyed eagerness of youth wear to a dull roar endlessly turning, dreams and beliefs to pain and regret while hard memory crashes into waves of revision until everything is worn smooth The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by […]
13 Words for Jack and Jill
For many years now I have participated in a blog hop called PhotoHunt. Every Saturday you are supposed to post a picture that relates to a word they provide. Only, I don’t do it the way you are supposed to. I do it as fiction. Hey, author here. What do you expect? Usually I make a joke of it, frequently puns based on the word they provide. But lately I’ve lost interest in the words provided, have only two readers […]
Suzie’s House 299 : Name Game
“Ponder me this; what’s the best way to make a boy and a girl who are already in love get serious about each other?” Tracy dropped that comment at the lunch table, then looked around to see if anyone noticed. “Ponder me?” Kate gave Tracy a weird look. She heaved a sigh. “Can’t you talk like everyone else?”
The Serialists of Feb 20
I would like to thank both Ann Pino and Old Egg (Robin) for sticking in there with me last week. Love you both. There have been a number of serialists who fell inactive. This does not surprise me in the least. Writing a serial is a serious challenge. Very few people are able to keep it going for very long. I have moved the buttons of the inactive from my sidebar to the Serialists page, where they will remain until […]
Tooth
The Girl is still loosing baby teeth even though she’s already in high school. She lost one recently that had us worried. It spontaneously broke. It wasn’t smashed or jostled or anything. The only thing is that it dried out. Seems to me a tooth shouldn’t fall apart just because it gets dry. We took it to the dentist and asked about it. She said she had no idea why it did that, but she wasn’t concerned because the teeth […]
Jack and Jill – Make a Suggestion
Apparently I can’t do PhotoHunt Jack and Jills anymore. I’ve been trying, but for the last three weeks I was unable to come up with something. I think part of the problem is that I’ve been doing Jack and Jill for so long now that I already have perfectly good posts up for most of the kind of words you would use in PhotoHunt. I think part of the problem is that I can’t seem to get a roll going […]
My Valentine
“Flowers? Didn’t I tell you I didn’t want any?” Theresa stifled a groan. So embarrassing. Everyone in the office stared and grinned. “B-b-but your friend said I should get them.” Awkward, eager, Will’s eyes begged her to accept. “You just wait. I’ll make you carry flowers around all day tomorrow. Ever hear of an amaryllis?” 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 Origami Hearts
The Girl made origami hearts for what she calls Single’s Awareness Day. They double as bookmarks as they fit in the corner of the book. I think they are cute.
Suzie’s House 298 : Homework
“Cumbersome.” “What? Going to school with me?” Lisa glanced over at Tracy as they walked. They shuffled along wet sidewalks, in no hurry. Most of the snow had melted over the weekend along with all of Lisa’s plans. “Isn’t that a great word? Come Brrrr Some. It makes me think of cucumbers.”
The Serialists of February 13
Featured Author: Susan Helene Gottfried with a Shape Shifter episode. I told her she could link to the Roadie Poet post from right before, but I’m not about to complain about a new Kerri post. Thanks for taking time away from your editing work to treat us. 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, […]
Kasabian
On Saterday, Novroz introduced me to this band. Actually, she just dropped their name, but that’s enough for me. I youtubed them right away. This is the first video I pulled up.
