This week’s Red Writing Hood assignment was to write about a time when you took a detour. Where had you intended to go and where did you end up? As always, constructive criticism is welcome and encouraged. If you don’t feel comfortable leaving a public comment or asking a question about writing, shoot me an […]
Original Short Fiction
Pleasure and pain
Red Writing Hood – The World Shifted This week’s Red Dress Club prompt asked for a 600 word-count or less piece that was to begin with the words, “I could never have imagined” and end with “Then the whole world shifted.” Enjoy my take on the prompt. Feel free to leave comments, criticism, or whatever […]
Everything must go!
It’s that time again! The weekly TRDC (The Red Dress Club) prompt post! This week we were asked to imagine we’ve just had a fight with a friend, a co-worker, husband, significant other, child. We’re mad and want revenge… Write a humorous listing for eBay or Craig’s List for something of theirs we would sell! […]
Defusing
This week’s writing prompt from Story Dam asked us to write a descriptive sequence in which your character (whether real or fictional) is facing something that requires a distinct level of determination or about a time when you or your character faced adversity or received an assignment that required you/them to really buckle down and […]
Gluttony (Seven Deadly Sins)
This week’s The Red Dress Club prompt was to write on gluttony, one of the seven deadly sins. Fiction or nonfiction, word count of 600 or less. Constructive criticism is always welcomed. ~ Downgrading to the tiny one bedroom apartment was devastating. The space, of course, was completely unsuitable for a family of three, […]