Here's a silly story I wrote in response to a microfiction monday prompt last month - the prompt was "paint" and because of other things I was working on at the time, I ended up using some minor knowledge of nautical camouflage for the finale. There are ways I could integrate this history better into … Continue reading Greyish Mauve (flash fiction)
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Stray potato?
"Bee bath" in my garden A couple of weeks ago, I set up a little bee bath in my garden. For the first couple of days, every insect ignored it. Now, I've seen a wasp using it - it appeared to be making trips carrying water back to it's nest, as it would land, stick … Continue reading Stray potato?
Wax and Wane (flash fiction)
The shoemaker’s children did not have no shoes – they had the very best of shoes.Not fancy shoes, not made with glass or glitter, not stiletto-heeled or flat canvased, not bearing blinking lights or tiny wheels. Simply perfect shoes. Every half-moon night, the shoemaker created these shoes.Good quality material. Built by experienced, fairly-compensated and still-curious … Continue reading Wax and Wane (flash fiction)
Join the Northern BC Writers Association
My writing friends up in Prince George would like you to know, if you have a connection to Northern BC, you're welcome to join the Northern BC Writers Association! They have a lot of events happening this month, so if you're in the Prince George area, you should definitely check them out.I am unfortunately not … Continue reading Join the Northern BC Writers Association
Egg (Microfiction)
It was forty-seven minutes after ten in the evening on a mid-March night when Landrigan pulled up his eye-shade, stared up at the white stuccoed ceiling, and announced - “I know what I am.” His companion of fifteen years four months and ten weeks but who was counting said, “What?” “I’m an egg,” Landrigan said. … Continue reading Egg (Microfiction)