THE HOUSE WAS massive. Juliette glued herself to the car window and looked up at the turrets. House was the wrong word. This was a castle. She was going to live in a castle. Cha-ching, cha-ching. She stifled a giggle and turned to her husband. Her little round rat faced husband. "Oh my God. It's … Continue reading Explore
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Radiant
There are persons so radiant, so genial, so kind, so pleasure-bearing, that you instinctively feel in their presence that they do you good; whose coming into a room is like bringing a lamp there. -Henry Beecher Stowe Daily Prompt - Radiant
Warning
THE OLD WOMAN sniffed, then nodded smugly. "Ah. You’re on a quest." "A Fairy Tale princess on a quest?" the second asked, blinking her empty eye sockets futilely. "That's...rare. Isn't it the princes who quest?" "It is unusual," the first woman conceded. "Girl. Why do you quest?" "I'm not questing," Violet replied. "I'm visiting my … Continue reading Warning
Betrayal
“And what does anyone know about traitors, or why Judas did what he did?” ― Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea Daily Prompt - Betrayal
Frantic
Her eyes always had a frantic, lost look. He could never cure her eyes of that. - Charles Bukowski Daily Prompt - Frantic
Rise/Set
I got a thing about sunsets. They amaze me. I have an idea for a sunrise image, but it requires me to get up before the sun, and there's only so much I'm willing to sacrifice for art. Daily Post - Rise/Set
Quartet
I prefer a quartet, it makes everyone work harder. -Adrian Belew Daily Prompt - Quartet
Micro
"TA - DAH! WHAT do you think?" Adam beamed proudly. "Beautiful, right?" Mandy stared at it. "It's a mobile home." "It's a micro dwelling," he corrected. "It's small, sure, but you need to see the inside. There's copper fixtures, granite counter tops, a loft, and a sun roof." He grinned at her, his excitement too … Continue reading Micro
Inefficient
I'VE BEEN GETTING the garden ready for spring. I mean summer. It's already spring, even if it doesn't feel like it. It's the first time in my adult life that I've had my very own garden. In the past, I had to share my mother's garden, or I had to make a balcony "garden", which … Continue reading Inefficient
Liz Charnes 