StoryTelling
It’s a human trait, storytelling. And, a natural extension of my creativity. I dabble in short stories and longer ones (NaNoWriMo 2024!). From time to time, I enter them in challenges or just post them to give them life outside of me. Poems, haiku and other short stories are also on The Hack Shack - A Writer’s Haven Publication.
Drawn Home
Kat's kiosk was like every other kiosk in wintry St. Petersburg: grimy, flimsy, and frigid. But unlike every other kiosk owner, Kat called hers home. "Hey, Kat, wake up!" It was 7 am, New Year's Eve, and the local mafia rep, Petya, knocked on the back door anxious to deliver the day's goods. Kat was already awake, but nearly frozen from a restless sleep…
Pig-A-Palooza
This is a very short story (998 words!) in response to the November Flashy Fiction Prompt Party hosted by Fictionistas. The prompts for character were: a person with lots and lots of cats, pig, or owner of a hot-air balloon. The story card was: first night in new home. I hope you enjoy it!
The Roundabout
It was that magic hour: an early October sunset had cast a deep periwinkle glow on the cloudless sky that twirled overhead. Below, Julio's little body revolved, both calmed and enlivened by the dizzying spin of the playground roundabout. He was nestled safely between his mothers's legs which kept him from sliding off the spinning disk. His aunt spun the…