• My Nightmare

             The team gathered at the sight of the fire. James carried the boxes and trash bags to the card table Ben had set up. Nancy passed out the goggles, masks, and gloves. Rhonda sat with Ben at the table to pull the large rubber boots over her tennis shoes. I hung back by the…

  • Attack at the Museum

                Jessica, Michelle, Steven, and Joel pushed a curtain aside and entered the last room of the museum. The walls curved up into a dome with rafters crossing the open area; the skylight highlighting the red rug in the center. Directly across from them was another curtain with the dull light of the EXIT sign…

  • A Cursed Witch Pt. 3

             Johnathon Sharp straightened his tie and rechecked the story on the teleprompter. He hated having to deliver bad news on Monday mornings. Monday’s were bad enough on their own. But it was still there, waiting for him to read when the light turned green.          “You ready?” the cameraman asked as he stepped out…

  • A Cursed Witch pt 2

             Eris lay spread-eagled on the stone in front of the cave entrance and bathed in the moonlight. The rays danced upon her skin and gave her renewed strength and energy. A shadow of a smile spread across her face, and it grew as she listened to the sounds of agony in the cave behind…

  • A Cursed Witch pt 1

    ** In the spirit of Halloween, this post and the next two week’s will be a new short story called A Cursed Witch. Hope you enjoy it!**          News anchor Johnathon Sharp straightened out his blank pieces of paper on the desk and looked up at camera one with his picture-perfect grin as the light…

  • Story Cubes #6

    The Cubes: Shield, backpack, treasure chest, dino fossil, skull and crossbones, elephant, ax, laser gun, staircase to a hidden underground room.             Benny trudged through the trees and watched the ground. It had been days since he’d seen anything interesting and he was just about ready to call it and head back home. His feet…

  • Story Cubes

    Wrote a fun story with these cubes as inspiration! Check back Thursday to read it.

  • Tarot Cards 3

    The Cards 0 The Fool—A Person driven by base urges and needs. Two of Wands—Self-doubt. At cross purposes with something. Four of Wands—Teamwork Seven of Cups—Imagination and opening your mind Seven of Wands—Push beyond usual limits to exceed expectations *I struggled a little coming up with a story for these cards. Sorry in advance if…

  • Tarot Card Exercise

    Short story on Thursday using these cards as a prompt!

  • Story Cubes #5

             Jared sat in the holding cell with his head in his hands. He’d really screwed it up this time. What would people say now?          “Mr. Anderson, your parents are here.” The sheriff opened the cell door.          “I’m really sorry, sir,” Jared said as he walked past him.          “A little late for…