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  • Dinner in Silver Arches, Part 2

    Cara took out her phone to check her list, but she couldn’t go past the lock screen. She was so surprised by what she saw that she could only stare at her phone wide-eyed, saying, “Umm…”

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    February 25, 2022
  • Idea You Can Steal 63: Keeping Options Open

    Had any unusual weather lately? It had been a usual, bitterly cold February where I am, but then last night was strangely windy. We don’t often get gusts strong enough to rattle the house. If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear there was a storm brewing nearby.

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    February 18, 2022
  • Writing Prompts 50

    People say that life is like a box of chocolates. They might say the same about my writing prompts. Even I don’t know what they’ll be before putting together this post. Mainly because I create them in batches and randomly select five from the list every month.

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    February 4, 2022
  • Dinner in Silver Arches, Part 1

    There was no point in trying the elevators at the Coldessi Boulevard subway station again. The climb down the emergency staircase was just as dim as before, though it was much easier on everyone’s legs. It was also just long enough for David to share his story with Nico and Shavonne — the one he…

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    January 28, 2022
  • Idea You Can Steal 62: A Strange Woman, An Old Friend, and a Curious String of Coincidences

    My town got a lot of show these past two weeks. Then melted away a few days later. So far, a typical winter around here.

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    January 21, 2022
  • Writing Prompts 49

    It’s the first Friday of January. Time for a fresh set of writing prompts for 2022. Happy writing, all!

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    January 7, 2022
  • Idea You Can Steal 61: The Guardians’ Betrayal

    Here’s one last story idea to tide you over into 2022. Hope it’s a good one!

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    December 31, 2021
  • Coldessi Park, Part 7

    The eight huddled together against the wall of a graffiti-covered underpass. Bern would tell them later that he and his skater friends regularly hung out here. The bare concrete cave was quiet now. Nothing but the wind and what they hoped was the distant rumble of thunder.

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    December 22, 2021
  • Idea You Can Steal 60: The Great Christmas Light Fight

    My family is hosting Christmas this year too. Thus, my last two points of 2021 may not land on Fridays. It really depends on when guests arrive and when I can scrape together a few minutes to update the blog. For now, though, here’s a story idea to feed your next writing session.

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    December 17, 2021
  • Writing Prompts 48

    Happy Hanukkah to all of my Jewish readers. Yep, the holiday season is back again. Here are some treats for your muse to nibble on.

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    December 3, 2021
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