Flowering tree in the park across the street. Branches waking up, blooming, breaking out in degrees of green. Summer, knocking at the door. Daily Prompts - Branch
Tag: Daily Posts
Typical
The alarm goes off at 5:45 am. I lie still in the dark, pretending I don't hear it. My S.O. is better at pretending, so it's always up to me to roll over and turn it off. I sit up. Plant two feet on the floor. Walk downstairs. Turn on the coffee. Stand and wait … Continue reading Typical
Out of Focus
Spring in Duke Forest Still working on the macro photography. Daily Post - Out of this World
Premonition
Premonition Chapter 1 ALLISON TOOK ONE look at the house and shuddered. Randy had insisted on seeing this monstrosity, despite its isolated location and state of disrepair. "This is a beauty," the real estate agent was saying, "built in 1885 by John Talbot for his bride Sophie... oh, it says here that she died on … Continue reading Premonition
The House Next Door
The house next door to me is empty. Neighborhood gossip says that the previous owner died in it. I have no idea if that's true or not. It went on the market a while back and took forever to sell. It did, eventually, and the new owners have had a construction crew in for almost … Continue reading The House Next Door
Conversant
THE MEETING HAD gone on way too long. Maddy took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes. "Do we have anybody who's conversant in long range disaster preparation?" There was the expected hemming and hawing, the shuffling of the papers, and the refusal to look her in the eye. She bit back a sigh. "Anybody? … Continue reading Conversant
Assay
"CHECK THIS OUT." Mark gestured me to come take a look through the microscope. "This is not gold." "It can't be gold," I retorted. "Gold is an earth mineral. This isn't from earth." Mark's mouth thinned. "I understand that. Just take a look, please?" I frowned. If Mark couldn't tell what it was, I wasn't … Continue reading Assay
A Face in the Crowd, Part 2: The Reckoning
Doing some edits and found this great shot of downtown Raleigh from last year. Weekly Photo Challenge - A Face in the Crowd
Encrusted
"HOW'S THIS?" JANE pulled down an old silver tray and showed it to her sister. "It might work." "Hmm. It's awfully dirty." Her sister took if from her and scrapped at it with a nail. "What's on it?" "I have no idea." Jane wiped her forehead. 9 A.M. and it was already a scorcher. Antiquing … Continue reading Encrusted
Liz Charnes 