“No Rest for the Wicked” by Zéfira Maia
What is life without love?
Read More“No Rest for the Wicked” by Zéfira MaiaCategory 2022 SS Prompt 1: Jewel
SS Prompt 1: Jewel
Word count: 1000 words exactly
Deadline: 26 January 2022
Please do not post before the deadline.
A Trick of the Light by Brian McCalmon
A woman confronts the changing nature of her marriage and the losses along the way.
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Sarah faces a life sentence with a hideous antique garnet ring. Surely once upon a time, back through the generations, it must have been worn and loved?
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A disturbing find at the new house.
Read MoreA Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood by Sorchia DuBoisEnglish Comp 101 by Patty Panni
“Mom, I brought you something.” Laura looked up from scrubbing a pot. “What is it, love?” Jenny pulled a large booklet out of her backpack. “It’s a course catalogue. Fall registration is in a few weeks. I thought you might…...
The Magpie by Melissa P
The Magpie is known for collecting, but what are they collecting for?
Read MoreThe Magpie by Melissa PTHE ROCK, OR, A GAMBLE BY SHAB
Dana’s heart raced as she checked her banking app. Only £2.37 left in her account. She crammed her phone into her pocket and turned the corner to the British Museum. She’d visited the Grecian edifice every day this week. It was the only free activity she could think of to escape her landlord, who assumed she was leaving every morning for her waitressing job. She'd been fired last week for being 'unapproachable'. A bullshit excuse. The restaurant sat empty and they didn't need the staff, nor did any other restaurant Dana had tried.
Read MoreTHE ROCK, OR, A GAMBLE BY SHABThe Ring by Tom Mullane
The Ring ©tmullane 25/1/2022 I rushed through the airport, delayed firstly by the bus that seemed to rattle along into next week. Then the security were adamant that everyone must stop, open their luggage, and answer silly questions, “Did…...
He Gives Me Butterflies by Sally Brown Part 4
Since the Columbine massacre in 1999, school security has been stepped up in most states, but although systems are in place, there is a woeful lack of awareness to make them effective. The people in charge of them have a misplaced conception that bad things never happen to them. Until it does.
Read MoreHe Gives Me Butterflies by Sally Brown Part 4Ruby by Beth Stillman Blaha
The attempt to immortalize the tragic sister goes wrong
Read MoreRuby by Beth Stillman BlahaThe Brooch By Donal Fitzgerald
Losers weep but can finders always keep?
Read MoreThe Brooch By Donal FitzgeraldSister Rocks by Susan C. Evans
At their weekly brunch at Bogart’s Coffee Haus and Cafe, Gina put forth this topic of discussion to Maura for consideration. “What makes one element of the Earth a jewel possessing value and another simply something pretty, beautiful, functional, or…...