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Make Up Mondays, Editon 1 – Waves

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Good Day Everyone!

So something occurred to me the other day as I was going through my blog posts. I realized that I have several drafts that were never published for various reasons… whether I never finished the story, or the challenge/competition I was writing for ended before I could publish it, etc. It made me sad to see all these characters, stories and tid bits that never saw the light of a blog post. So I thought I would create a new event called, Make Up Mondays. It’s kind of like in school when you’d have a “make up” assignment for a lesson you missed. On Mondays, to start off the week in a fun way, I’ll post some of my “make up” content that’s sitting in my drafts.

If this is something that sounds fun to you, feel free to incorporate Make Up Mondays in your own blog. Then let me know about it… I’d love to read your Make Up work 🙂

To kick it off, here is something I wrote for a Five Sentence Fiction challenge, but I didn’t get to post it before the time frame ended.

Enjoy! And Happy Writing!

Five Sentence Fiction – Breakfast

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Carlo pulled in a long gulp of his black Italian coffee and feigned interest in the newspaper that hid his face from view—all but his eyes, which were simultaneously aware of the cafe’s entrance and his mark seated two tables away.

His person of interest had ordered his usual, a breakfast blend coffee and toasted bagel, but something was wrong.

Carlo had been doing this long enough to know when he’d been made.

The man abruptly rose from his seat, coffee still steaming and bagel untouched, and nearly tripped in his haste to reach the exit.

If Carlo was going to make his move, it had better be now… time for breakfast.

A Young Fairy’s Summer Night

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“What do you suggest we do?” Mom’s voice rang out from the house. Even though I was in the yard, her voice easily carried past the screen door to where I was laying in the grass.

“I thought year-round school would be better for her, but maybe we were wrong,” Dad said.

Yes, you were very wrong. I was stuck in class while all the other kids were off enjoying their summer. Lame.

“The teacher said Lisa’s having a hard time fitting in. The other kids haven’t been the nicest.”

“She’s changing; I can see it. Sixth grade is hard enough without having to deal with this…”

“We had no idea what to expect,” Mom’s voice was a whisper. “This is unprecedented in your world. A half human child…”

Say what?

I looked up at the dusk sky as the evening’s first few stars began to appear. The sun had almost set and the cicadas buzzed in the trees.

What was wrong with me?

Five Sentence Fiction-Vindictive

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“Do your worst, you have no power over me,” Dathan said after taking a gun-butt to the face.

“It was always you… this vindictive nightmare was all orchestrated you.”

“Carlo, let’s be reasonable.”

“Don’t speak; your sly words will not get you off the hook this time.”

“You say I’m the vindictive one, but which of us is holding the gun?”

No Exit is Now Available!

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By now, hopefully you’ve heard the great news, No Exit was released on Tuesday! It is currently available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

In case you’re wondering, here is what No Exit is all about…

Five Sentence Fiction – Abandon

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I hadn’t meant to come back… or forward, I should say… but time, like so many things, is beyond our control. In a flash I was taken from the present and dropped into a house identical to ours, but a century old, broken and condemned. A time warp, a worm hole, maybe —  but my […]

New Website, New Book, and Free Download!

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Hi Everyone! I know it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me. I took a little hiatus from blogging. But I’m back now, and I’ve definitely been busy during this time away. My first novel, No Exit, is about to be published on March 17th! With my new site, you’ll still see my blog posts […]