Different place, pheasant not caught while wer were watching, and no snow, otherwise accurate Word count 100 A few years ago editor and I visited Malheur Refuge in remote Southeast Oregon. This was before the infamous “occupation” by a fringe group. We got a visual … Continue reading Not Roadrunner
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Bigger than a bread box, older than the end of WWII.
Spam
Word count 389 In 2007, my wife Sharon and I took a cruise around the Hawaiian Islands, and then south to Fanning Island in the Republic Of Kiribati – a group of islands. The Hawaii trip detoured two thousand miles (three thousand kilometers) … Continue reading Spam
Pool Of Dreams
Why Mickey liked the Pool. Word count 1,014 Mickey Monroe was thrilled that the fence around the Critical Research Compound had been blown down by the windstorm the previous night. He lived just a couple of blocks away and had been tempted by the … Continue reading Pool Of Dreams
Butterfly
Could not find a picture of a solid red butterfly like the storied one Word count 50 50 Give or Take #951. Nonfiction. A little stunned by the event.
Rejection and Redemption
Word count 317 Dear Jane Simmons. Thank you for your wonderful submission. We loved the pace, the imagery, and the characters. This could be turned into a blockbuster book and movies series. I swooned for the dashing Jorga. So handsome, so romantic. He could be … Continue reading Rejection and Redemption
Shelter
Not the house or fortress, or the size that I wanted, but after some frustration I was lazy, and this wasn't working. Gave up with this. Word count 75 Joe heard a gunshot followed by pounding on his cabin door. When he opened the door … Continue reading Shelter
Music, Music, Music
Word count 1019 Obscure Gems Elvis - Stranger In My Home Town,I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water, Reconsider Baby Fats Domino - Natural Born Lover, The Fat Man Little Richard - Going Home Tomorrow Neil Young - Helpless, Cortez The Killer Aretha Franklin - … Continue reading Music, Music, Music
Kingdom
word count 100 “I want to assure you we are all safe here. We have adequate resources to wait until all of the infected have died. With our fortifications and firepower there is no way any plague carriers can get in here. Furthermore, all of … Continue reading Kingdom
Class Act
Calmer Times Word count 436 Class Act When Jane hadn’t come home from trick or treating by ten PM, her mom Stella sent a group text to all of the other sixth grade parents about their children’s whereabouts. The response was frightening. Several of … Continue reading Class Act
Doug Hawley 