Future Island
Written with the prompts: maniac, nostalgic, random lines, every head turned, Melba looking at books, lights flickered, dairy dog, Jimmy heard, we can have pets, future island, bad shit going [...]
7
Nov, 2025
31
Oct, 2025
Becoming a Crone
This is a reprint of a Halloween favorite. Enjoy! Pearl became a crone gradually. It started when she shed her pastel, party-mint-colored clothes, the pinks, the baby blues and [...]
24
Oct, 2025
Naming a Coyote
Written with the prompts: dreams don’t come easy, blended spirits, can I kiss you, change your name, Gloria quacked, not a nice person, new guy in class, on our bellies [...]
17
Oct, 2025
October Shift
Written with the prompt: secret colors Climate change is jerking Marilee around. Day before yesterday it rained. Not hard, not steady, but enough to force her into her hooded barn coat and [...]
10
Oct, 2025
Twyla, on Facebook
Written with the prompts: thank God none of this is real, write what first comes to mind, caffeine, cats and cuss words, false red lips, stop, I needed contact with those [...]
3
Oct, 2025
Waffles at the Lucky Cafe
Written with my Thursday night group with the prompts: waffles at the Lucky Café, sure you’re ready for this, a little bit of sun, I’ve never had any goals, it [...]
26
Sep, 2025
The Herd
Written with my Thursday night group with the prompts: discombobulated, rhinoceros, rising sun, in this photograph, 1968 In this photograph, Jack is playing guitar for the children at the weekly [...]
19
Sep, 2025
The Crevasse
Written with the prompts: Dad was back, explore clean living and peace, go away, bottom of a crevasse covered in______, laced with ______ which made the men mellow, huddled in the [...]
12
Sep, 2025
What Remains
For this writing group meeting, my friend John went to Home Depot and gathered up paint chips: euphoric magenta, misty lavender, planetary star, Renoir bisque, canyon dusk, blueprint, what remains [...]
5
Sep, 2025
Holding the Vision
Written with the prompts: Teletubbies, c’mon, tug at my sleeve, the big lie, awareness, Joe liked to torment me, harbor, push, father, took me a long time, yellow, smells like [...]