Lately, I’ve been visited by writing prompts. The one for last week inspired Beauty Secret. The one for this week inspired Meme’s Lesson, which I’m sharing with you below. Enjoy! ———————————————————————————— My grandmother relaxes in her ancient rocking chair; her head bent over the hand-sized fabric doll she has just sewn. She reaches over and […]
Madame Marchand is, everyone agrees, a timeless, ageless beauty. There are many rumors, but no one really knows how she does it. I’ve been picked to find out. The party is in full swing downstairs. I’ve sneaked up the back staircase and am about to enter her room. My hand lightly touching the doorknob. I […]
It appears there’s a reason that this sinus, cold, virus thing knocked me out of action. I think fate decided to take control of things since I was obviously letting things get – or taking them – out of control. The bug made my eyes hurt; I couldn’t use them for reading or writing. The […]
The mirror never lies. Every line and wrinkle; each tiny, barely visible fault is mercilessly and exactly reproduced in the reflection. It’s enough to drive a person to insanity. Janelle never faced the mirror straight on. Rather she approached it from the side, sliding herself into view. She always chose to slide in from the […]
I’ve joined Red Room. There’s a contest going on over there – two days to write a short story. I met the challenge and posted my story – “Mirrors Don’t Lie”. So check it out – it’s my #fridayflash. Please leave a comment on the story – I’d like to know what you think!_________________________________________ Update – […]
