Just Down the Road

READER BEWARE! Trigger Warning: Distressing and Grim Situation.I generated this story by rolling dice on two different tables of words. What I got was “Destroy” and “Group” and recently I listened to the police interrogation and interviews of Diane Downs. The combination of those two things is what inspired this story. I wrote this onContinue reading “Just Down the Road”

30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 16 Scent

Hera could do it no problem, she pondered and wondered and estimated the distance between her and the campsite she spotted from atop the tree branch. She grabbed an arrow from her quiver, nocking it, and aiming below where the plumes came from. Drawing in a breath, she pulled back on the drawstring, she smelled the nature,Continue reading “30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 16 Scent”

30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 13 Smash

Elka fought against the cold in her prison hell, she had no other choice but to fight. Although it felt like a losing battle without any armor to defend against the frightening frigid chill. The interrogator and the prison guards made sure nothing was accommodating about this prison suite. Being imprisoned and bare naked wasContinue reading “30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 13 Smash”

30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 11 Belt

Everything had its place and ritual in Anton’s universe. Things, like people, had their place in the grand scheme of things. For Anton, he was fated to become a Chief Inspectors and Intel at Ortz. His children had their place as soldiers, but his son fought his fate only became a cripple. A damn burden,Continue reading “30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 11 Belt”

30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 10 Twee

Being sick sucks, and being sick for almost a week sucks even more. Alejandro didn’t care about catching some bug that caused him such misery for the last five days. Today was Friday, we would have made plans to meet with Jean-Carlo. Probably video games later tonight or play Anubis Wars at Hogs the meetContinue reading “30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 10 Twee”

30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 5 Bought and Paid

The Vizier floated right next to the Magistrate down the corridor. They were heading to the meet with the remaining Ortz’s highest trustees to the Empress. Magistrate Folus Sijal and Vizier Toti spoke along the way, but the Vizier was engaged in Folus’s accomplishment. The Magistrate wasn’t always known for coming through on such aContinue reading “30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 5 Bought and Paid”

30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 4 Magnify

The little warrior had proven herself resilient, much more impressive to the test than her previous peers. Anton noticed her determination as soon as she brought it to him late at night. Although the little warrior possessed such a petite soft feature, she displayed the stern look of a stone-cold killer. That thousand-yard stare thatContinue reading “30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 4 Magnify”

30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 3 Earlier…

Earlier, Preston tried not to take himself seriously. He told himself he wouldn’t do it. If he did—that was to say when he did, he would stop and count to five. Just stop whatever was happening and take five seconds to count. Just count to five. 1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. 5.. It was that simple.  Continue reading “30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 3 Earlier…”

30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 2 Try

I will try… I will try to write using these prompts for the remaining 28 days.  I will try to target for 500 words if the prompt pulls it out of me.  I will try not to put so much pressure on myself.   I will try to have fun with this challenge.   I will tryContinue reading “30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 2 Try”

30 Days of Writing Prompts: Day 1, Ruins

This was it, everything this country ever stood for as a beacon of stability, livelihood, military expansion, and influence, a place where one could have a family and rear children in safety. All of that? Gone! In the most prolonged moments of their lives, the citizens, both noble and common, and the military, the walled-inContinue reading “30 Days of Writing Prompts: Day 1, Ruins”