Friday Five June 25

ally, food, pool, revenge, tense Blood pooled around the victims body, sticky against the floor. Oliver gave this a curious look. Part revulsion; part fear? Anaximander wasn’t certain. “It’s Peter Hargreaves,” Oliver said quietly. “You know him?” “Who doesn’t?” I don’t, Anaximander thought but he didn’t answer. It was obvious that a reply wasn’t needed. This […]

Friday Five April 30

Proper brand husband pigeon offend This week’s entry: Anthony strolled around the park, trying his best to look natural. This was not easy. He was a big guy, imposing, and he had to work hard to make sure people didn’t see him as a threat. He had tried to dress up but not to0 much-clean […]

Friday Five April 9th

So, this time I’m giving Friday Five another try. This week’s words are: hell, railroad, chief, abridge, past The obelisks burst up out of nowhere, where the railroad used to be, past where my cousin used to live. We called the police chief but we doubted there was anything he could do. There had been […]

Friday Five: March 5

Once again, I’m going to try the Friday Five writing challenge. I don’t have more ghost stories today, but just a short montage inspired by my day trip to a castle. Enjoy the photos. bracket, teacher, import, maze, moral The man watched the ship swaying in the bay as the waves beat fiercely against the […]

My greatest weakness

It’s hard to own up to your weaknesses but I’ll try. Busyness: I confuse doing a lot with progress. I tend to overcommit to projects and putting things I enjoy doing on the back burner. It’s makes me high strung and impatient. I think if I learn to set more realistic goals, I will enjoy […]

Friday Five: January 22

I’m doing the Friday Five Challenge from Long and Short Reviews. I decided to continue my story from last week. This week’s words are favorite, costume, stumble, confuse, articulate *** “We’re ready to start, okay?” Eliza was staring at her. Dr. Brenner suddenly felt like a fool clutching the old green book like a toddler’s […]

Friday Five: January 15th

This is a challenge from Long and Short Reviews. Stop by and read some of the other entries. I had fun writing this on Friday night, so I edited a bit and posted Saturday. This week’s words: seminar, mine, law, crisis, address “Professor”, the young woman said, as Dr. Brenner looked up. “The camera is […]

Books that would make great gifts

This is a part of the blog hop from Long and Short Reviews. First of all, I apologize it things look a bit wonky. I am redoing my blog and website and still getting used to it. Are there any books that don’t make great gifts to a book lover? I’m a firm believer in […]

How I decide what to read next

This is the worst nightmare for a person as addicted to reading as I am. I agonize over it; especially if it’s Christmas and I’ve gone a bit crazy with my holiday reading purchases. I usually have a series I’m reading, so next in the series gets priority for orders. I finished THE CALCULATING STARS […]

Favorite Things to do in Spring

Well, I usually love the spring break as a chance to visit friends. Since I live in a small town, the spring semester between teaching is my chance to go to Tokyo or Yokohama. Traveling is restricted at the moment, so I’ve spent most of my time locally. I hope all of you out there […]