Photo credit@ Google's Pegman took a walk in Edinburgh. For guidelines and rules for the What Pegman Saw weekly writing prompt, visit the home page. I rarely write a preface to my work and I never apologize for my muse (or my abuse of the word limit) but this fiction deals with a mature adult... Continue Reading →
Life as We Know It
Photo by Shaktiki Sharma Life As We Know It by T. Delaplain Peter accelerated through the last red light, screeched to a stop and held the wailing twins in place with his right arm. The barking mutt, who had refused to leave the infants, took the opportunity to dash under his feet as he reached... Continue Reading →
The Theory of Pie: Start In the Center
Photo Credit at Roger Bultot The Theory of Pie: Start in the Center Jane pushed her fork through the buttery crust, separating each flaky layer with precision. "I always taste the center peak first, you cain't hide your mistakes there." The pippin was draped in syrup, cinnamon and an exotic spice Jane couldn't quite name.... Continue Reading →
The Way to My Heart
Photo by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields The Way to My Heart “Shut the damn door and take off those muddy boots,” I shouted over the kitchen chaos with an authority that had not been earned. The second batch of blackened biscuits lay crumbled next to my Momma’s recipe box and the bitter winter turnip stew was boiling... Continue Reading →
Vas Con Dios, Friday Fictioneers
Imagine by Lucy Fridkin Vas Con Dios The playa was quiet, a lazy wave lapped the sand and a gull called down the sun. The salt from the sea and the sweat of the afternoon mingled. The courtship had been fast by design: a smoldering glance and a short skirt. Not nearly enough time to... Continue Reading →
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