The day started pleasantly enough. I did all the usual mundane things: made coffee, fed the pets, put on my latest audible book and drove…
Ding dong ditch Jessie settled her newborn into the basket. He was the size of a bread loaf. The man who did this to her…
I love a contest. The Steemit platform is full of them, and I regularly participate in writing contests and challenges because it gives me a…
Welcome to the 50-word short story challenge, where each week Fifty Worders use the prompt of the week to write a short story in just…
Mia’s Memories We take the boat out from Cook’s Bay, as we always have. But it’s just Mia in the bow. No Ranger. The wind…
Marilyn, 1959 The dogs barked again, as if to chase off the night. I knew there was something out there. My coonhounds could raise the…
I’m late! I’m late! For a very important date! Well okay, I’m actually just late in providing a new prompt for the 50-Word Challenge. But…
Corn off the cob Angelina stared at the mountains beyond the cornfield and sighed. “It’s so beautiful! How could this happen?” Gabriel shook his head.…
Ever since my 50-word short story writing community was tasked with writing micro-fiction stories based on the prompt of “lemon,” I have had lemons on…
Data security today is a more serious and widespread issue than ever before, due to the highly dispersed nature of the workforce, the enormous range…