Jeanne BustamanteI’ve been doing a lot of reading about writing lately, from books to blogs, and, partially based on what I’ve…
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This week’s challenge from Terrible Minds was to randomly select a TV trope from this website, using their Random button.…
Continue ReadingBreaking My Rules: Verisimilitude
Verisimilitude. Let’s say it again, savoring each syllable this time: ver·i·si·mil·i·tude. I believe that I first read that word in a…
Continue ReadingFlash Fiction Challenge: Another Roll of the Dice
This story began as a response to the latest Flash Fiction Challenge from Terrible Minds, but it didn’t go where…
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“Remember, you’re always free to say something stupid, and if you don’t say stupid things people won’t correct you. Don’t…
Continue ReadingFlash Fiction Challenge: It’s ABC Meets XYZ!
Another Flash Fiction Challenge entry! This time, the challenge was to create a story that would generate the thought of,…
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I took my computer with me on vacation to South Carolina to visit meet my husband’s family. The house had…
Continue ReadingSeeing the Future
Seeing the future is a heavy burden. I don’t have cable or satellite TV. Normally, this isn’t something I mourn,…
Continue ReadingFlash Fiction Challenge: The Random Fantasy Character Generator
Another Flash Fiction Challenge from Terrible Minds. The choices I ended up with in my character generation were: A misguided…
Continue ReadingAnti-Fan
When I was young, I hated football. Not just, oh, that game sucks, but a burning, passionate hatred, even extending…
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