Flanked by two hardback wheeled suitcases at either ankle, Gaston waited on the curb, watching the families from the surrounding low income area enjoy the sunbathed park across the narrow street. Behind him loomed an aged apartment complex---a concrete eyesore---which had been his home for the past ten years while he worked, attended university, and … Continue reading First Day of Summer
Oh man, I am so far behind on PagesOfFiction's prompts (It's December already?!!). Recently I've been working on short story gifts to family, and then was somehow distracted by my paranormal private investigator series, and by Villainy. But, on to the remainder of this past month's prompts. The Last Ones! Write about the autumn leaves. … Continue reading The Last Prompts from November
Ova Scott monitored all persons coming and going through the west atrium. The International Public Health Crisis Summit convened a week ago at the famous palatial conference center due north of Jabedelle's capitol city. Two days remained. In Scott's capacity as a member of the security detail for the crowned prince of Glenvai, he was … Continue reading The King’s Emissary
This summer my brother Anton executed a solo crosscountry road trip from Florida to California, and back again. After seeing all the photos and video footage he collected, I'm super jealous (dude, take me with you next time!). Instead of regaling you with accounts of his national park travels, you can watch the fun 3-minute … Continue reading National Park Adventures
I met up with my brother Anton, my sister Vanessa, and her children at the beach for a few days. They were there for the whole week but, with summer classes, I could only make the tail end. The Everglades-Big Cypress Crawl Leaving Miami, I drove east on US-41 across the Big Cypress National Preserve and then took I-75 … Continue reading Gulf Coast Beach Fun
Arriving on campus early to beat midday parking drama, I decided to hang out in the Fortress of Solitude (book nerd version) until it was time for class. Fortress, but not of "Solitude" The campus library is more like a crowded ice castle of silence (solitude is only available on Fridays, weekends, and anytime that feels "too … Continue reading Library Play Day
Alaska to Florida Adventure: Last Day! We didn't really want to leave the wonderful Drury Inn & Suites (but we did anyway, FL was calling). Chick-fil-Awesome Megan hadn't had Chick-fil-A in over 5 years (Alaska doesn't have any) so we found one and hogged 5-ish parking spaces (I was loving parking sideways across multiple spots with … Continue reading Home
Alaska to Florida Adventure: Day 17 Leaving Memphis behind, we had at least 2 days of driving between us and home. Medical Emergency? Let me say that I enjoyed every last bit of our adventure, but the trip was starting to kick my butt in the physical stress department. Here's why: 6 hours of flights from FL to … Continue reading Drury Isn’t a Lane, It’s a Castle
Today is Cow Appreciation Day and if you wear a cow costume to Chick-fil-A, they'll give you a free chicken sandwich. Which reminded me of a brief story: A few years ago, my brother Anton had really wanted to participate in Chick-fil-A's Cow Appreciation Day but didn't have a cow costume so he went as a gorilla. … Continue reading The Gorilla on Cow Day
Alaska to Florida Adventure: The 16th Night Still an hour out from Memphis, Megan made room reservations at a place with the fewest low ratings, accepted pets and was positioned on the road we needed to take in the morning (in light of me being the designated Uhaul driver, we wanted to keep it simple since I … Continue reading Memphica
Duri Rolvsson 