another downpour –
saturated yard
begins to pond
#quikfic 64
“Just keep off my lawn, you damn kids!” George grunted. That Christian youth group had edged the grass and pulled the weeds again.
Quotable 164
I get a sentence, an idea, an image, and I start. I don’t know anything beyond it. I follow it.
– David Rabe
haiku 276
Seinfeld haiku
a poem
about nothing
#quikfic 63
She slammed the door, and her mom’s rosebud vase fell from its shelf. For a split second, he thought of catching it, but didn’t.
Quotable 163
Few humans can resist a good story. Stories are rooted in a multitude of personal experiences. A good story invites listeners to compare and contrast their own experience with that of the characters in the story.
– Bryan West
haiku 275
after the storm
hail-repair tents
blossom
#quikfic 62
“All your questions are answered in this good book,” the preacher said. “And my biography even comes with a small New Testament.”
Quotable 162
Plot exists so the character can discover what he is really like, forcing the character to choice and action.
– John Gardner
haiku 274
thunderstorm –
other side of city
battered