What is one job you’d never do, no matter how much you were paid? Alaric grinned as he lobbed the little asteroid across the small space. “Worst pickup line you’ve ever used or that was ever used on you.” They were playing a sort of 20 questions, getting-to-know-you game he had picked up in Echelon … Continue reading Prompt 382 – Unwanted Job
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Prompt 359 – New Planet
If you got to name a new planet, what would you name it and why? “That smells amazing, Mrs. Chang,” Al said, strolling into the galley. She made a dismissive gesture with her spoon hand. “Would be better if I had real Zodarran ginger root.” She gave the dish a taste and shrugged. “But this … Continue reading Prompt 359 – New Planet
Prompt 357 – Game of Life
Why do you think people sometimes refer to life as a game? Splat. Kay flinched as the rotting flesh exploded on impact. “Whoo! 50 points!” Joel laughed, pressing his foot down on the accelerator of the armored truck and twisting the wheel to aim for another body up the road. “Why must you do that?” … Continue reading Prompt 357 – Game of Life
Prompt 355 – Gut Instincts
Do you follow your gut instincts and if so are they usually right? Thunder echoed in the distance at steady intervals. Todd glanced up at the stars as he picked his way through the woods along an unmarked trail. They were wrong. Up above the Earth, new lights shone and danced among the familiar constellations. … Continue reading Prompt 355 – Gut Instincts
2019 Reading List
Hey there! Another night, another post. This one will be a bit different. As writers, we tend to spend a lot of time in our own worlds, but it's necessary to step out of them once in a while and refill the well. I do not read nearly as much or as often as I … Continue reading 2019 Reading List
The Stars’ Favored Son: An Excerpt
This year's NaNo project was (is) a sci-fi, gender-bent retelling of Snow White, with flavors of Treasure Planet thrown in for good measure, complete with an evil stepmother, a wild treasure hunt, and space pirates! It's very much a zero draft and there's still a lot of story to write, but doing some minor edits … Continue reading The Stars’ Favored Son: An Excerpt
Prompt 345-Commercialized
Is there anything you feel is too commercialized? “Oh no,” La’vi groaned. S’rai looked up from her holo and glanced around excitedly. “What? What is it?” La’vi gestured with her favorite hand, the topmost left, toward the vendor across the market. “They’ve already started putting up decorations for Universal Awareness Day.” “Oh! Is it almost … Continue reading Prompt 345-Commercialized
Prompt 341-Good Friend
What makes you a good friend? Alaric stared out the port window to the void beyond, but his gaze focused inward. The blackness out there was nothing to the emptiness he felt inside. “Al? You okay?” Matty’s voice sounded softer than usual even with a door between them. He knew she was just trying to … Continue reading Prompt 341-Good Friend
Prompt 337-Chocolate Life
If life is like a box of chocolates, then describe your box. There was an old saying about life being like a box of chocolates. The gist being you never knew what you were gonna get. If that was true, Lara’s box had slipped through quality control and been run over by the delivery truck. … Continue reading Prompt 337-Chocolate Life
Prompt 336-Global Lesson
What lesson do you think the world could benefit from? A devilishly handsome man watched the blue planet spin from his monitor. The crystal clear live feed from his cloaked satellite halfway between the moon and Mars had an imperceptible delay. Tech he had developed, with help from beyond his galaxy. The nations of the … Continue reading Prompt 336-Global Lesson
Closet Full of Notebooks 