I have to stop their fatal mistake. “Check your colours,” I yell as I run, waving my arms frantically. They’re trying to use only cloud white balloons. “STOP.” I holler. “You need more colours.” I blow out the breath I was holding and turn toward the balloon stand, grabbing two blue and two yellow to… Continue reading Balloons on a bumper
An ornamental chain worn around the neck made from materials in varying sizes. As a teen, I had a favourite necklace. It was a simple black cord with a spring ring. The ornament that hung from it was a small clay mushroom, stem and head. Maybe an inch long, it was smooth with curved edges.… Continue reading Necklace
This year I am writing a novel. This is my working synopsis: The main character is estranged from her crazy family. She went off on her own trying to figure out where she fits in and who she is. She struggles with fitting into her family and feels as if she can’t find herself as… Continue reading Synopsis
I can still remember those summer nights of my youth so vividly that I can almost breathe them in when I close my eyes and focus hard enough. There is the smell of wood smoke alive in the air with the soft crackle of the fire and relaxed adult conversation that plays back to me… Continue reading Bioluminescence
Moonlight Whatever part of the bookstore we were in now had an open ceiling. The sky above us was magnificent, but I was shocked to see the moon. We had slipped quietly into night. We knew without speaking that the Croco would nestle in somewhere and sleep now because it doesn’t like the coolness of… Continue reading Moonlight – The Space Between Bookstore presented by A to Z 100 word stories
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 