Blossom by Alice Elizabeth
Darion snuck into the inn and took a table in the corner. Only four or five other tables had a few patrons at them and there was a subdued energy in the air. Old Markus was behind the bar. Good…...
Category 2023 SS Prompt 2: Blossom
2023 SS Prompt 2: Blossom
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Cherry Blossoms by Marilyn Weisman
“The legend as I recall is that on December 4th, young singles should cut a cherry tree branch and put it in water. If it blossoms on Christmas Day, whoever’s branch it is will marry within the year.” Chloe…...
A Meeting in Central Park, by Doug Liberati
Two strangers meet in the ruins.
Read MoreA Meeting in Central Park, by Doug LiberatiHome Away From Home — by Cecile C
Into the sleek metal shaker went the whiskey, Frangelico, white crème de cacao, and heavy cream. The handsome young bartender with brown eyes and black hair reached for an egg—crack—and slid the yellow orb from shell to shell as the…...
The Blossom In the Shadows by A.C. Costa
(Part 1) The Royal House Of Savoy has competition, and the battle for the throne soon turns deadly. Sam Shepherd and his niece, Madison, a gemologist and former special art crimes agent, are brought in to the restore the once-defunct Italian monarchy to its former glory.
Read MoreThe Blossom In the Shadows by A.C. Costa“Blossom” (Poison Pen Entry 14) by Lauren Benere-Forder
When his alarm went off, a cheerful intonation that came with his phone, Daniel was already awake. He wasn’t even sure why he set it anymore–he didn’t need it. He was always an early riser, always up with the coffee…...
The Pink Hyacinth Nelly Shulman
A man tries to adjust to the new life afer the death of his child.
Read MoreThe Pink Hyacinth Nelly ShulmanBlossom by Charles R. Bucklin
To complete the Holy Inquisition, I splashed a cheap aftershave on my cheeks causing me to almost pass out from the searing agony of burning flesh.
Read MoreBlossom by Charles R. BucklinKnow Thy Neighbour by Jane Bradshaw
Know Thy Neighbour Our neighbour, Mr. McAdam, used to scurry out his door every day, in a checked dressing gown, grab the newspaper tossed over the fence by the delivery boy, and race back inside. To start with I…...
Deluge by Sue MacDonald
The house that Cindy’s mother bought with the money from Grandpop’s and Nana’s wills was one of two 1940’s rough-cast duplexes. The dwellings sat overlooking the Waitemata Harbour and a forest of toitoi grasses, then beyond that when the tide…...