55 – The Road Taken
He made the wrong choice.
The low road was supposed to lead to dancing, drinking, a real good time.
Instead it wound down deep into the bowels of the earth, dragging him
to an unexpected inferno.
Standing over a pit of flowing lava with no other direction scalable, his companion said, “It all works out in the end.”
He didn’t even make a splash.
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 Polls
Since I moved my blog from WordPress.com to my own platform I’ve put up a fair number of polls in the left sidebar of my archive pages. Here are 13 of them:
1. My first ever, put up while I was still trying to learn CSS.
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Suzie’s House 230: The Immutable Goal
So unlucky! How did they figure out that she wasn’t the brat’s mother? Fran thought back on everything she’d said and done, and couldn’t think of anything that gave her away. Even now, she hoped she’d be able to bluff her way through. If they stuck their head out the oh-so-adorable Victorian two-story, she’d claim she really was his mother, and couldn’t help mooning over him. It could work because she’d never admitted anything, even when they accused her. They just said what they were going to say, then ran.
The Serialists of October 5
Old Egg, thanks for linking to multiple posts last week. Having you include all the new episodes of the week really helps me keep up with the story.
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.
“You were wonderful.” She giggled as the tension of the previous situation dissipated. “The belch was an especially effective touch.”
Picture Poll.
I’m retiring this pole soon, so this is your last crack at it. Let me know what you think.
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At the End of the Season
Quick! Flower. Blossom now, while the sun still shines and the warm, soft earth will still hold you firm and winter chill can not yet grasp your fruit.
Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
He’s On It
Jill: (calling from the next room) Did you find the pie?
Jack: Yeah. I’ve got it covered.
Today’s theme is Covered
It directly relates to last week’s : Yell Oh
Be sure to visit the home page.
Fall’s Front Page
Switched out 12/18/11
Best laid plans of rodents and women – my exercise program got washed out by an excess of rain. More about that in a minute. First, let me introduce Win a Book.
If you look at my menu bar, you’ll notice I have a new page up. It’s a new home for Win a Book, that great resource developed by Susan Helene Gottfried. It all became too hard for her to keep on top of, so I made a few changes and set it up over here. She’s still running the one at Facebook, which is where the first two entries came from, but I’m taking responsibility for it over here. I’m hoping you all will find it easy and enjoyable to use.
Now, back to the walk-and-take-pictures exercise program. I still think it’s a good idea, but the fear of ruining my only remaining camera in all the rain we’ve been getting here in Montana actually decreased my efforts, instead of increasing it the way I’d hoped for. I got out for a break between storms on a couple of occasions and got this.
Then Sunday we had skies so clear I thought we might be done with it for a while, and I took these.
But alas, Monday it started up again and I have no idea when I’ll get to get out and about again, and even if it is dry, I’ll probably be out working on the house. So for the time being, this program is set aside. It did keep me moving longer than I would have been inclined to walk on Sunday, though, so I’ll try to revisit it again sometime in the future.
Rose Garden
“What do you think you’re doing?! You’re supposed to pull the weeds, not the roses,” he said.
“Tell me, what’s a weed?”
“It’s a plant that isn’t supposed to be there, something you don’t want.”
“Then in my garden, roses are weeds. Hey, can you get this thorn out of my butt?” She turned and pointed.
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.
This one was inspired by Ann Pino.
13 Random Thoughts
1. I keep stumbling across vacation pictures. If not for that, it would seem to have happened years ago.
2. My husband is filling the house with his curios. It’s an odd mix.
3. My son shaved his head. I found all the hair on the bathroom floor. There was so much, it looked to be the size of his head.
4. He looks entirely too tough with no hair.
5. Characters who act entirely too humble, but pack a wallop are fun.
6. Carpel tunnel is getting in my way. Most frustrating.
7. If you still have to go to the ticket office to pick up the tickets, what’s the big advantage of getting them online?
8. What a boring water tower in my Totally Random Picture. It could use a mural.
9. I love it when new readers for Suzie’s House tell me they’re hooked.
10. I need to make some macrame plant hangers, but can’t find any macrame cord. Don’t they make it anymore?
11. I have very tall windows and high ceilings now. The normal plant hangers aren’t nearly long enough.
12. The people participating in The Serialists all have distinctive writing going for them. Hope I can keep up with them.
13. Coming up with 13 thoughts is disturbingly difficult. Am I that dumb?
Suzie’s House 229: Low Speed Chase
Suzie blinked a couple of times, then drew in a deep breath and tried to get a hold of her emotions. She would cherish this moment for years to come, guaranteed.
Standing here in front of a con artist in the middle of MacDonalds was not the time to turn all sappy on Gene just because he finally called her Mom. He had his arm across her shoulders, which made her so happy she could hardly stand still. She tried not to grin, but the smile got out of control. To heck with it. Why fight it?
The Serialists of Sept 28
This week I’m welcoming Cerebral Lunchbox and the Taking Liberty series to The Serialists. Welcome! I hope we get to read much more.
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.
