[Memories of Paris] Pigeons
I’m back in Kansas City now after having spent a week in London and a week in Paris, and I’m looking forward to finishing up my short film and starting some new projects, too. London was wonderful...
View Article[short fiction] Contained Heart™
For the first time in months, Sheila could breathe easy. The physically inexplicable knot of nerves and emotions that caused the ever-present ache in the pit of her stomach was gone. She touched the...
View Article[short fiction] Notice
Updates, end of year reviews and top 10 lists soon. Until then, here’s a little holiday drabble. Hope you enjoy. NOTICE Winter wonderlands. White Christmases. Sleigh rides, hot chocolate. Snow ball...
View Article[FridayFlash] The Muse
I was scrolling through some old photos tonight, looking for something completely different, when I stumbled across this photograph I took in London back in 2010. I remember taking it, thinking it was...
View Article[FridayFlash] Happy New Year
One of my goals this year (again) is to write at least 12 short stories, so I’m starting the year off right with the one below. Can’t wait to see what the rest of the #FridayFlash community comes up...
View Article[FridayFlash] A Poor Playmate
I’ve started having a little fun with instagram the past week, trying to capture images that lend themselves to narrative. I wish there were easier ways to embed the video here, because I think they...
View Article[FridayFlash] A Place to Outlast
A PLACE TO OUTLAST My laptop bag tugging my left shoulder out of alignment set off a litany of complaints in my mind as I stood in the baggage check line at the airport. Another trip to another grand...
View Article[FridayFlash] A Familiar Gift
Figured I’d better start gearing up for NaNoWriMo, so here’s a short (and quickly written) dose of Halloween fiction. Please enjoy, & don’t forget to visit the rest of the #fridayflash community! A...
View Article[FridayFlash] Guardian
Here’s a bit of #FridayFlash one day early for Halloween. To those of you partaking in the grand adventure that is NaNoWriMo, best of luck & see you on the other side! GUARDIAN The cat had wandered...
View Article[FridayFlash] Jack Frost’s Greatest Achievement
JACK FROST’S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT People only think of wintry weather when they hear my name, but year by year, I’ve been expanding my reach. I first had the thought back in the 1950s, but it took a...
View Article[FridayFlash] Early Retirement
EARLY RETIREMENT He wasn’t scheduled for retirement until the end of the universe, but he was just so damn tired. The world was very different than when he’d started. Expectations had grown and grown...
View Article[FridayFlash] Love in Love
This week's installment is a little Valentine's-themed story that I'd eventually like to turn into a short film script (and then a short film, natch). I wanted to do something similar in tone to Neil...
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