The world from up there is very different. I took one last look at the high-rise and my former penthouse condo at almost its very top. And then I turned my back on it. I’d had my finger on the pulse of high-finance. I’d been master of profitable shenanigans that grew more outrageous with each […]
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 […]
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 […]
Some of the characters from my first book are rattling around in my brain clamoring for novels of their own. Unbidden, thoughts for a fantasy trilogy series have popped into my head and are now competing for my attention. (Freudian slip? I mis-spelled ‘popped’ as ‘pooped’). If that’s not enough – there are random scenes […]
