Etsy Promo Contest
Like me!
I mean over at Etsy. I need to get a little interest going in the new store so my listings don’t keep ending up on page 30 (out of 45). Now that I’ve got a reasonable number of items up for grabs, I need some attention.
So…. I’m going to do a giveaway.
Go visit my Etsy store and click the Like (the heart button in the menu at the top) and/or Favorite buttons on the store itself and/or any of the items you like. Each time you click one of those buttons I’ll count it as one entry.
On February 14th I’ll draw names from all entries. The winners get their pick from any of the items in the store on that day (I’ll make sure there are at least a dozen to choose from).
How many winners will there be? It depends on how many clicks I get. The more, the merrier.
Marital Bliss
Jack: (sad) Well, I’m off to work.
Jill: Really? I’m all done for the day.
Jack: They have me on late shift. Don’t wait up.
Jill: All right. Bye.
Jack: Bye.
Jill: Ah! Now I don’t have to cook or clean or anything. This is the life.
Today’s themes are Bliss
Previously in Jack and Jill: Happy New Year
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Whistle Stop Photohunt
55 – Up
So hard, that first step,
the one that must proceed
a weary lifetime of upward effort.
It comes with the admission
that change is not inevitable
when it means change for the better.
It is a decision, a choice, a requirement.
Once begun, commitment sealed,
it’s only a matter of
placing one foot before the next
Over and over and over.
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, a host with the most.
Again, my 55 is reflecting Suzie’s House. Oh well.
13 Bills
I’m feeling a bit random today, so off the top of my head, 13 things having to do with the word “bill.”
1. Duck bill
2. Dollar bill
3. Bill the Cat
4. Top billing
5. Bill collectors
6. Bill-ding (sp? 🙂 )
7. Billionaire
8. Bill board
9. A-bill (and willing)
10. Agree a-bill
11. Billiards
12. Billable hours
13. William
Suzie’s House 244: Only the Lonely
“’What kind of a man will kill himself rather than risk a dirty look by the woman he loves?’ That’s what he said. More or less.” Drew looked out the windshield of the eighteen wheeler at the sagebrush, prickly pear, and dusty ground rushing past. “So I decided I better get back to her.”
“Really?” The burly trucker kept his eyes on the interstate with occasional glances at the rear views mirrors. He had black dreadlocks with grey streaks that hung down to the middle of his back. He wore a T-shirt with dancing bears in rainbow colors stretched across a wide expanse. He probably weighed close to three hundred pounds. “That’s… kind of romantic.”
The Serialists of Jan 18th
I’ve been expecting some of the developments in Ahu and Ahuahu for a while now. The story is really moving along.
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 not an author and would only like to read, then please leave a comment. I may feature you next week.
Alice’s Etsy Store
I still have a lot of work to do before it’s set up the way I want, but I now have a couple of items in it. So, though still under construction, please allow me to introduce my Etsy store.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/aliceaudrey
So far, these are the only two things that I have up for sale.
55 – He Changed
Lately he has appeared stricken to me, as though impenetrably sad or angry. No more the happy, youthful curve of cheek, the strength in the glint of his eye. I walk on needles and pins, trying for the joy once so abundant, then realize, it is not anger that sags his face. It is age.
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, a host with the most.
13 Poopy Places
You all don’t take me seriously when I tell you that the cats are just awful for poop. I’ve had a lot of cats in my home over my lifetime. When it comes to the litter box, these are the worst. Yes, I’ve used the odor stopper stuff from the pet store and everything. Still…
Here are some of the place where we have found their poop:
1. Under the piano
2. Behind the TV
3. In the bathtub
4. Right in front of the toilet
5. Behind the litter box
6. In ever possible inch of the upstairs hall
7. In the upstairs bathroom
8. Under The Girl’s bed
9. In front of my desk
10. Behind my desk
11. Two inches past the newspaper under the litter box
12. Behind the bathroom door
13. I’m not sure. I can smell it, but I can’t seem to find it.
It begs the question, how long would you keep a cat like that?
Suzie’s House 243: Gone
“Is this Vin Southerland?”
“Yes?” Vin juggled his cell phone and a bag of chips in the front seat of his car. He was on surveillance, but the job was almost done anyway; another cheating spouse case. He’d put it off to go collect Drew from New Mexico, and needed to wrap it up before he went back to make another attempt.
“This is Maria. Is Drew there?”
The Serialists of Jan 11th
I want to thank both Ann and Oldegg for participating with me last week. I’m grateful both for your continued friendship and for the good reading.
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 not an author and would only like to read, then please leave a comment. I may feature you next week.
