Seated beside Nathan, Mario looked up from his hot tea when the door creaked open and the jailer's bright green bulk ducked in through the small doorway. Mario liked the big green guy and was happy he returned. "You're back." Cayn pulled up the only large chair, the one he had tried to use before, … Continue reading The Dragon King’s Medic (pt. 8)
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Notebook Scribbles
Like many writers, I keep notebooks everywhere to write down ideas as they pop into my head before they disappear forever. Sometimes I can turn a few phrases into one or more stories later on, or at least an into a character idea. Other times the fragments scribble in my notebooks are nothing more than … Continue reading Notebook Scribbles
The Frying Pan (pt. 3)
After a dinner of green salad and a baked pasta casserole, the family convened on the living room couch in front of the TV. Dad sat at one end and his son sat on the other with the frying pan on the ottoman near his son's elbow. They left a space in the middle for … Continue reading The Frying Pan (pt. 3)
The Frying Pan (pt. 1)
In a world where 50% of the population can use magic, there existed an ordinary cast-iron frying pan. The pan had been owned and used to prepare meals the old fashioned way by six different sorcerers in its lifetime. Eventually, the sorcerers sold it either at yard sales or online. However, having been in the … Continue reading The Frying Pan (pt. 1)
Daily Writing Challenge, Day #13
My Word-of-the-Day Challenge Directions: Use the Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster.com from the month of August in a scene; each day’s post must be a continuation of the previous day’s post. Word count limit: 150 words August 14, 2021, Merriam-Webster Word of the Day: scuttlebutt (n.) Definition: 1a: a cask on shipboard to contain fresh water for a day's use b: a … Continue reading Daily Writing Challenge, Day #13
What Did You Write as a Kid?
When I was a kid and teen, my fiction was all about magic, monsters, and adventure. The stories were scribbled in slim one-subject notebooks that blended in with the other books in my backpack so it probably looked liked I was always studying or something. Anyway, my friends and I had made up characters to … Continue reading What Did You Write as a Kid?
Daily Writing Challenge, Day #9
My Word-of-the-Day Challenge Directions: Use the Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster.com from the month of August in a scene; each day’s post must be a continuation of the previous day’s post. Word count limit: 150 words August 9, 2021, Merriam-Webster Word of the Day: abject (adj.) Definition: 1 : sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very … Continue reading Daily Writing Challenge, Day #9
Daily Writing Challenge, Day #8
My Word-of-the-Day Challenge Directions: Use the Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster.com from the month of August in a scene; each day’s post must be a continuation of the previous day’s post. Word count limit: 150 words August 8, 2021, Merriam-Webster Word of the Day: resilience (n.) Definition: 1 : the capability of a strained body to recover its size … Continue reading Daily Writing Challenge, Day #8
Evil’s Silence
The distant crackle of tissue paper turned Eric’s head. From where he stood in the kitchen with Dr. Volkow, he saw his mother emerge from her bedroom with several red gift bags, each bristling with a jarring rainbow of tissue paper. “Eric, Abram!" She arranged the bags on the dining room table. "When you’re through, come … Continue reading Evil’s Silence
Daily Writing Challenge, Day #2
My Word-of-the-Day Challenge Directions: Use the Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster.com from the month of August in a scene; each day’s post must be a continuation of the previous day’s post. Word count limit: 150 words August 2, 2021, Merriam-Webster Word of the Day: Exemplary (adj.) Definition: 1 a : deserving imitation : commendable; also : deserving imitation because of excellence b : serving as a … Continue reading Daily Writing Challenge, Day #2
Duri Rolvsson 