See it there? So adorable?
That’s Andra with her dashing beau, the enigmatically named MTM.… Read the rest
See it there? So adorable?
That’s Andra with her dashing beau, the enigmatically named MTM.… Read the rest
Chris asked, “Are the eggs safe?”
Trying not to disturb the silence, she nodded. Then, squinting into the grotto, Susannah gasped. “Oh look! They’re hatching!”
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This is my submission for this weekend’s Trifextra prompt, which asks us to submit a 33 word story with a justifiable exclamation point.
… Read the restHe’s a Mayfly or some other thing, not a giant mosquito. They only live about 24 hours, and he appeared to be nearing the end of his time. He pulled himself along the mess, shakily sticking out one feeler like an old man with a cane, then pulling himself forward. I didn’t have the heart to scoop him up and pitch him out in the rain while he was still alive.… Read the rest
Obdurate and nine, he replies, “Get off your high horse, Mom. Fruit is sweet.”
Mom protests, “Not all fruit. Not tomatoes…”
“Tomatoes aren’t fruit.”
“Yes they … look, we’ll Google it together.”
He says, “I don’t want to Google it.”
“Look at this page,” she says. “It explains vegetables can be fruits, but fruits can’t be vegetables.”
“That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.”
“Just eat your lunch, Jeremy.”
“I don’t like avocados.”
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I don’t think that this Mom is going to get her son to have faith that avocados are tasty.… Read the rest
The point here is that she got tagged in a meme, and she, in turn, tagged everyone. I’ve been resisting this meme for awhile, though I don’t know why since I’m a huge quiz fan.… Read the rest
But she had to control that fear, because Demons at the Door’s success hinged on creating Sister Edmund as a plausibly faith conflicted nun. She disarmed Daniel and his pregnant wife Freda when they first begged for shelter, but at the climax herself shot the Nazi who stumbled onto the convent’s hidden Jews.
“I’m fine,” Aaron said, then offered, “I’ll wink when you cross left.… Read the rest
The man left oilslick footprints, bright, then dark, mottled sometimes, variegated and unexpected. He was homeless certainly, under his burden of layered clothing and multiple grocery bags, followed by the rank decay of life. And yet, every step forward made a new color on the pavement. He gave the impression of someone from an earlier time, a medieval peddler or Christ under the cross, no Simon to bear his burden.
He walked with a staggering gait, as if the unevenly distributed grocery bags pulled him constantly off balance.… Read the rest
“Please,” he said.
Grinding her teeth, she growled, “This time only and then no more. This time only.”
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This weekend, Trifextra is asking us to finish the story launched by the words “The phone rang at 4am”. Not counting those four, we have 33 words to tell the whole tale.
… Read the restNormally, my quiz answers aim only to make you laugh yourself out of your chair. However, this week’s quiz is a little more serious, and I know I’ve acquired a couple of new readers since I migrated last week.… Read the rest