Archive for the ‘Write On Edge’ Category
The following is a work of fiction. To say that she was quirky was a major understatement. She sat on the park bench in her neon green and black striped stretch pants and black blouse, pouting. Her eyes were glassy and tears threatened to make their way down her porcelain cheeks. “I don’t understand why [...]
The following is a work of fiction. I sat in the kitchen chair with my knees pressed against the sliding glass door. The rays of the sunshine streaming through the window danced on the floor, belying the freezing temperatures outside. I leaned forward resting my head against the glass and closed my eyes. The sunshine [...]
After my debut story, I had hordes of people beating down my door wanting an interview because of my amazing brilliance. Ok, not really. But I did have the honor of being interviewed by a fellow Precipice author. It was so much fun. If you would like to know the gory details behind my fledgling writing career, [...]
“Thank you for sending us “Upside Down”. We love it and will be pleased to publish it in the first volume of “Precipice.” I read those simple words over and over not quite believing it could be true. I have submitted my writing many times over the years. Perhaps not as often as a truly [...]
I snapped my cell phone shut as it had gone straight to voicemail again. The seedy sports bar seemed an unlikely place for me this evening. I was still dressed in my work clothes, a silk blouse and pencil skirt accented by expensive jewelry and gorgeous shoes. I looked at the time, she was 30 [...]
“Not everyone can be bought,” she said. She stared down at her tattered clothes, dirt smudged across her jeans, her flip-flops disintegrating into nothing. She ran a hand through her greasy hair then looked up at him. “I’m not trying to buy you,” he said.”I just want to help.” He stretched out his hand, the [...]
Before I get to today’s list, I am going to practice some shameless self-promotion. Yes. Yes, I am. I am having a short story published in Write On Edge’s first volume of Precipice. I’m sort of a little proud. Ok, so kind of a lot. Ok, so if you know me personally, you are probably [...]
“I don’t want you to tie it on, Mom.” “Ok, but you have to hold on tight or it will fly away.” “I WILL hold on tight,” she insists. Her chubby little hands grip the string of the balloon with all their might. We step outside and a few moments later a bright pink balloon [...]
The following is a work of fiction. Living in the shadow of an old university might be unpleasant to some, but I found it refreshing. The young college students always left me feeling nostalgic for my own youth. I loved spending a lazy afternoon wandering the shops that lined Franklin street, not far from the [...]
The pain I experienced in my left foot was overwhelming and I had to force myself to run 100 yards, then 200. An intense desire to finish what I started began to replace the shooting pain. I let gravity propel me down the hill but I soon possessed only the will to continue forward, my [...]
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