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Prologue
As The Exposer passed the cookhouse a low moan beat against her eardrums. They were force-feeding Betsy-the-Four-Hundred-Pound-Baby again. She always put up such a fuss. It might seem odd; why employ a Four-Hundred-Pound-Baby who didn’t like to eat? Big Al, … Continue reading
Step Aside Angelina, He’s Mine
Apparently it is award season here on the interwebs. Not something as pedestrian as the Golden Globes or the Oscars, mind you. No friends, I mean award season in the land of blogs, and I have been given the Liebster … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Awards, architecture, art history, artist's model, blog, Brad Pitt, Fiction, Humor, Jane Friedman, Liebster Blogging Award, museums, nonfiction, sacred spaces
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Skin Deep
Hello friends. My apologies for taking so long to post. My paid gig has been driving me to the brink. Below is a story I’ve been working on for quite some time. (You may all remember in a previous post … Continue reading
In War There Is No Substitute For Cleavage
Some talented writer friends of mine, Jason C. McIntyre and Julie C. Gardner (that’s correct, I’m only friends with writers whose middle names begin with a C) cajoled me into posting this story. Quite the departure from my dark tale Edwina, … Continue reading
Edwina, Pretty Edwina
A dark and creepy tale inspired by a rather unusual photo. Edwina, pretty Edwina sits in the window. See her shoes, those shiny shoes, the finely tanned leather, and the smart buckles? A fine custom shoe the cobbler sells, yes … Continue reading
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Tagged cobbler, Fiction, Four legged woman, Horror, Myrtle Corbin, revenge, shoemaking, shoes, sideshow freak, tanning leather, writer, writing prompt
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Mr. Whatshisname And The Old Biddies
Trying something new this week. Used the silly photo below as inspiration to create a short story. Hope you enjoy it. Lottie and Clara didn’t like the looks of the new neighbor. He must have moved in late one night … Continue reading
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Tagged drought, Fiction, flowers, old biddies, old lady, piano, rain, writer, writing prompt
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What The Hell Do I Know About Santa’s Memoirs?
I know, you’re confused. But Heidi you say, why does a nice Jewish girl from the suburbs think she can talk about the Kringle Extraordinaire? Point taken. But I figure if I simply apply my enthusiasm for chocolate and lingerie, … Continue reading
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Tagged character study, Chimney, Christmas, Elves, Fiction, Frank Delaney, Humor, New York Times Best Selling Author, Reindeer, Santa Claus, Sleigh, Snow, Twitter, writer, Writing Contest, Xmas
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An Off-Kilter Lens
Those of you who read My Safari Through The Asphalt Jungle might have noticed a particularly intriguing detail. A sentence of graffiti I discovered spray painted on a wall that read, “A lifetime of distorted judgements -Elbow Joe”. Of course … Continue reading
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Tagged bats, character study, Creative Writing, Creativity, Fiction, graffiti, Imagination, lens, Native Americans, New York, writer
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Madame Paradox 