memory restocks
shelves in
gutted store
#quikfic 9
Spoiler alert: Although this story is fast-paced, it will leave many questions unanswered and there’s little hope for a sequel.
Quotable 109
We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.
– John F. Kennedy
haiku 221
hometown
eagerly spotting
something familiar
#quikfic 8
“You roll snake eyes, you die.” Bart treated the threat seriously. To be safe, he took out a pair of goat’s eyes and rolled them.
Quotable 108
When a friend of Abigail and John Adams was killed at Bunker Hill, Abigail’s response was to write a letter to her husband and include these words, “My bursting heart must find vent at my pen.”
– David McCullough
haiku 220
105 degrees –
neighbor dog relaxes
in wading pool
#quikfic 7
The weed killer had been applied to the lawn, and he savaged the dandelions. Tina would still have preferred a chemical spray.
Fiction: Prisoners
Horace knew he was being a coward and berated himself for it. But the thought of what he was leaving behind set his feet moving toward London’s navy docks.
“An’ where are you going at this early hour, young man?” a man’s voice boomed.
Horace spun to his right.
“Shush, Evan! People are trying to sleep.”
“Notably the people you’re sneaking away from,” the old man said.
Horace grimaced but didn’t contradict Evan Smith. “That’s none of your concern.” He started walking up the street again and wasn’t surprised to find Evan tagging along.
Quotable 107
A successful story is a narrative that the reader reads all the way through to the end and enjoys.
– Bruce Holland Rogers