Word count 175 “It’s all good Jen. I’m not suspected and the insurance paid the death benefit. We can spend the rest of our lives together with no money worries.” “About ‘us’ – I’m afraid that I led you on. My boyfriend Ted did some … Continue reading Dead End
Ghosted
Word Count 191 “I never thought Chad would be such a jerk. He said that he loved me, we were getting along great and then he ghosted me. No warning, no texts, no explanation, just gone. I’d don’t know how I would have held … Continue reading Ghosted
Teeth
Word count 414 Duke and Sally went to the Lake Oswego carnival on Duke’s twenty-fifth birthday. He and Sally had been married seven years at that time and still acted like newlyweds. After they rode the small roller coaster and the whirly-gig, they went to … Continue reading Teeth
Comparo
Word Count 500 We are taking a little time in our gender study class to examine the difference between two million-seller novels. His story is “Code Name Charles” and her story is “The Devilish Duke”. To begin, let’s compare extracts from gender specific books. Page … Continue reading Comparo
Paperback Writer
Word count 578 Back at Jason’s apartment, Debra asked “I hope that you remember that it’s our one year anniversary of dating. Do you have anything special in mind?” “I’m not proposing marriage if that’s what you think, even though we make a great couple. … Continue reading Paperback Writer
Duke
Word count 972 Duke Hanley was on one of his favorite hikes in Central Oregon. Most of the way up Paulina Peak in the Newberry Crater National Monument, he couldn’t remember what year it was. He did as he had done for the past eleven … Continue reading Duke
Stylesheet For Today
Word count 324 Community – Add after any group Wrong – Brown haired Wrong - Scientists Right – Brown haired community Right – Scientific community Commas – separate items in a list, but not clauses Clauses – There are none – college educated people … Continue reading Stylesheet For Today
Easy
Word count 303 I wonder about figures of speech. Let’s dissect similes (unless they are metaphors – I’m a mathematician, not an English major, and I’m not even a good mathematician). Ok, to be honest, some of these are just phrases. We could choose … Continue reading Easy
Spillwords Interview
Word count 600 SPOTLIGHT ON WRITERS – DOUG HAWLEY DOUG HAWLEYNOVEMBER 7, 2020 AUTHORSENGLISHLITERATUREQ&A3 MIN READ Bookmark Rate this interview USER REVIEW 5 (2 votes) Spotlight On Writers Doug Hawley @dougiamm Where, do you hail from? I’m originally from the Portland, OR, USA area and now live … Continue reading Spillwords Interview
Exchange
Word count 352 The story of an author I’ll call D and a publisher I’ll call O. D notes publisher O does audio. That would be something new for him so he submits “Dark And Stormy” and follows O on Twitter. As is his habit, … Continue reading Exchange
