A Seismic Shift

Via Teresa Grabs' Page & Line Challenge #1 I've been hankerin' to take up Teresa's challenge ever since I saw it last week, but y'all know how it is.  Busy, busy, TORNADO, busy...  Turns out the delay was fortuitous, though, 'cause not only has my story idea had time to percolate & resonate with my particular …

Tales Out of Court #1

Hello fellow Bloggers and beautiful people everywhere!  I hope y'all are doing well and thriving today. It's been a year since I wrote my last Copperhead County short story, which was my response to a List Story Blogger Challenge, something I had never tried before.  If you're interested, you can read it here, and of …

A Common Tragedy

Confession:  When I first saw my friend Rachel Ann’s invitation to attempt her “List Story Writer’s Challenge”, I was skeptical.  About whether or not a story could be told using nothing but lists.  About whether or not I could tell a story using only lists.  But after reading her original and very interesting list story …

A Fire on the Mountain

The other day, my friend Victoria at raynotbrabdury tagged me with the "Spin a Story" challenge, which she explained is a version of a long-established writing exercise called "The Wheel". The rules are as follows: Pick any newspaper, magazine, or book of any style or genre. Choose 3 random words (best if done with your eyes closed).  …

Scarlet Snake Lake

via Daily Prompt: Conjure Word count = 1,037 / Reading time = 5 minutes or less I’ve been meaning for months now to write a new story in my Copperhead County series of short stories but have been lacking inspiration.  As I scrolled through my feed today, I was instantly inspired by a post from …

A Casual Encounter

via Daily Prompt: Elegance Hello friends and fellow bloggers!  I hope this post finds you well and prospering.  It's been 4 months since my last bit of original short fiction, and I've been eager to get this story down and share it with you.  This is the fourth short story set in my Copperhead County …

Side Job

via Daily Prompt: Glaring This is the 3rd, and at 2,221 words, so far the longest, in a series of related short stories.  If you enjoy this enough, friends and fellow Bloggers, to check out the related short-short story and short story I posted previously, the hyperlinked words within this story (except of course for …

Riding High

1,315 words Colt Jackson pedaled his secondhand Schwinn 10-speed along the shoulder of Seven Hills Road as fast as he could, glorying in the breeze of a sun-soaked, late spring day.  Graying hair streaming from under his helmet, he marveled at the endless blend of color flashing by on his right as he sped past …

Morning Flight

via Daily Prompt: Gate As quickly as she could after the scalding water caused the ancient pipes to start their rhythmic clanging, Jeriko scrubbed her face and armpits before shutting off the water.  The pipes gave a long, loud squeal of protest, and she held her breath, listening for any sound of movement from the …