by This is a live reading of “The Absent Author” (A-Z Mysteries) Author: Ron Roy Illustrator: John Steven Gurney Publisher: Random House (1997) AR: 3.4/1.0 pt. Book #1 of the A-Z Mysteries. If you like this book, support the author by making your purchase on Amazon or from your local bookstore/retailer. This channel provides access to […]
My Daily Walk (Writing Skills Task #1036)
by We (my husband and I) moved out to the country in north Texas a year ago, onto a little piece of property of about 2 acres that needs some work. It has many wild areas full of vines and trees and so far, I have contracted poison ivy three times. No more clearing of wild […]
A Barn Surprise
(In response to Writing Task 652, a fictional story based on an old barn photograph I took while on a road trip in the country) As I walked this property that was for sale I saw a barn in the distance. It was a nice Fall day to venture out of the city. My heart […]
The Ring Sisters
Task 603 – The Ring Sisters Sisters have a way with each other. Either they are friends or in a bitter feud. Well, usually it is the feud when they are teenagers. Sophie is a precarious girl, 16 years old and the oldest of 5 girls. Her next sister, Ruby, is 15 years old and […]
Be Quiet – A True Story
Are you sure you want to do this?” I asked a bit hesitantly. She said “Be Quiet! You will wake my mother.” I slowly pulled on my dark hooded sweatshirt and we hopped out her creaky bedroom window into the cold night. It is a wonder her mother did not wake up. We were 15 […]
The Sauna Was Broken – story by Abbie Shores
by Charles pulled up his towel as it threatened to slide to the floor. He grimaced. The problem with a tum was towels didn’t stay up, and he needed braces for his trousers instead of a belt or they would hit the floor also. He looked around the pool area. Thank goodness for men only clubs, […]
I’ll be Waiting
This story is from my dream last night….. —— The twins walked through the alley with the bag of shopping they had just purchased from the store. Edith, slender and dark, her brother tall, handsome and sullen. Edith was trying to tell her brother about an event earlier that day but he wasn’t listening. She […]
The Cyclone Was Downgraded
Pierre lay down, enjoying the very infrequent sun. He had been having a lovely day meeting old friends, he had a full tummy, he’d drunk quite a lot, and now he was feeling very sleepy. He started to gently snore as the toll of the full day came upon him. But his first snore came […]