grocery store –
playing the harmonica
on his break
#quikfic 151
Cal resolved to love all crying babies. The one in the next room covered the sounds of Kevin’s death throes as Cal strangled him.
Quotable 251
It wasn’t by accident that the Gettysburg address was so short. The laws of prose writing are as immutable as those of flight, of mathematics, of physics.
– Ernest Hemingway
haiku 363
black clouds –
wall planter casts
dreamcatcher shadow
Author’s Note: On tinywords again
I had previously announced that another of my haiku would be on tinywords. And lo, it is so.
It’s always an honor to have one of my haiku selected to appear there.
#quikfic 150
“You did what your country ordered you to do, but you still don’t deserve this.” And Ray pulled up the U.S. flag at the grave.
Quotable 250
Just trust your own voice. And keep exploring the things that are interesting to you.
– Nikki Giovanni
haiku 362
top of the on-ramp
mess of silvery fish
gleams in the sunlight
#quikfic 149
Despite being a warlock, Si still had allergy problems. Sneezing while conjuring dinner had made the dish run away with the spoon.
Quotable 249
Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.
– Khalid Hosseini