PROSE – STATION BREAK My editor threatened to quit if I didn’t stop playing around with AI imagery. Normally, I don’t respond well to threats, but in her case, I’d be a good boy and start writing again. So long, lovely people who reside in the splinters of my mind. Well, not really so long, … Continue reading Evening Writing Grooves – 06202024
FICTION – PHOTO CHALLENGE RESPONSE Here is my response to MLMM Photo Challenge I surveyed my kingdom and the lush gardens before me from my perch on the railing. There’s a sign by the gate with a picture of me. It says something below it. They call me Stanley. I wonder which one came up … Continue reading MLMM Photo Challenge – 05302024
CHALLENGE RESPONSE – FICTION My response to RDP – Thursday – bamboozle The Grand Bamboozle A spry little man named Barkan lived in the serpentine alleys of the ancient city of Khazan, notorious for its labyrinthine streets and enigmatic inhabitants. Barkan was not your average resident. He was a trickster, a master of bamboozles, and … Continue reading RDP – Thursday
PROSE – FICTION The leaves on the trees rustled as the squirrels playfully chased each other limb to limb. In the forest, there was a clearing. A woman reading from a book sat in this clearing next to some fallen branches. The woman dressed in a habit, and the book was small in size but … Continue reading The Lucidity of Silence – Scene 2
PROSE – FLASH FICTION The ice was perched in the corner of the window. The panes rattled from the wind. The candle’s flame danced in the reflection. Yet, there was a stillness outside that only the cold brings. Nothing moving, not a stir, just the glow of the predator’s stare from the shadows. He could … Continue reading Where the Blackbird Sings
PROSE – FLASH FICTION The wooden rocking chair creaks against the porch in perfect time with the living clock on the wall: Tick, tick, tick. Carol Oxford sat on her porch, looking at the sky, lost in her thoughts about what she had seen in her lifetime. The memories of everything she had lived through. … Continue reading The Lucidity of Silence – 1
What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a meal? Was it worth it? PROSE – FICTION/MINI RANT/CHALLENGE I’m there’s a story like this in memories of most of the men on the planet. One might think I spent an obscene amount of money on a date with the opposite sex, however, this is a … Continue reading When you write about me …
d’Verse prosery “In space, Captain?” “Yes, Lieutenant. Our analysts are certain. I know it’s a lot to absorb; please take your time to…” Pacing up and down the aisle of the top secret anti-gravity aircraft, I find myself reliving yesterday’s conversation over and over again in my mind. In space? The very idea seems preposterous… […] … Continue reading REBLOG: The night sky sparkles with stardust — The Skeptic’s Kaddish 🇮🇱
Marjorie’s hair was neatly set, as it was every time I stopped by. She woke up early every morning and put on her rose pink lipstick and some blush. … Moments and Memories Continue reading Moments and Memories
Mangus Khan 