SS Prompt 6: Clue
Word count: 1800 words exactly
Deadline: 16 June 2021
Please do not post before the deadline.
Clue ©T.Mullane 16th June 2021 It was Tuesday morning; the sun was shining, and Nelly was wondering what she might do today. She had hung on to the comfort of her bed long enough to be bored…...
It was mid-afternoon when my boss and owner of the company pushed a cheque made out to Maria del Huerto for $300.00 under my nose demanding my signature. It was a precise and unusual amount. No words were spoken, and…...
1. The arrival The house that overlooks the town, to which he is headed, towers also over his entire world, over everything that he knows. Eli is wearing corduroy pants, too heavy for the warm end of September.…...
“Where am I to find you?” She asked aloud. No one answered, nor did she actually expect an answer although she earnestly desired one. She sat very still, eyes slightly closed in a drishti gaze, cupping the ceramic Toile mug…...
So I’m 27, 28 in September, and, I hope, a lot less starry-eyed than I was. OK, as a young girl and teen, well, we all were, but I thought I’d be over it. Now? I’m not bloody sure. Will…...
The mouse poop in the corner of the living room could have been an indication, but the sinking feeling began before Jackie set foot in Erin’s house. The junk cars on cinder blocks didn’t bother her so much as her…...
Since the time of Georgia’s childhood, it had graced the wall of their dining room, coming down only after cancer defeated Hortense, her mother, through the sale of Georgia’s childhood home, left to reside on a dusty shelf in the…...
