Voracity

THE TWO CABINET secretaries sat next to each other, waiting for the president to call them into the Oval Office. "Can you believe this shitshow?" the one on the left whispered, glancing at his phone and wincing. "The poll numbers are hitting an all time low." "Don't tell him," hissed his companion. "One of the … Continue reading Voracity

Balmy

LISA'S FEET HURT. She knew better than to wear new shoes on her shift, but her manager had been up her butt about her old, worn out Keds. The last time she'd worn them, he'd threatened to fire her. "Come on, Lees. How do you think those look with the uniform? Wear them again, and … Continue reading Balmy

Quail

Today's word is QUAIL. Not the noun. The verb. Quail verb | KWAIL 1 : to give way : falter 2 : to recoil in dread or terror : cower Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - June 19, 2018

Liquid

My interpretation of liquid... a glass of water on a rainy day. I couldn't decide if I like it better black and white or in color, so here's both. Daily Post Photo Challenge - Liquid

Skewed

A few weeks... maybe a month or so ago, I worked with a group of talented writers on a collaboration titled A Dead Man Walking: A WordPress Anthology. From that began a new story about a man named Steve and his encounter with a flatulent Genie. Author Denny McBride of The Ceaseless Reader Writes picked … Continue reading Skewed

Rapid

A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment. - Jane Austen   Daily Prompt - Rapid