“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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100 Word Challenge: The Snare
The meeting will come to order. This is an update on the plan code-named the Snare. Despite some insistence that we should use an enticing facade to lure our targets (Yes, Mr. Wonka, I see you making those faces) we decided to take a different approach. As Mr. Rochester noted, the pull of the […]
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100 Word Challenge: See
“What do you see?” “I see a house.” “Anyone with eyes can see a house,” the creaky voice huffed. “You are trained and gifted to see better. What do you see?” Trepidatiously, the apprentice tried again. “I see … patterns? Geometrical patterns!” “Of all the — What use is it to see patterns? What […]
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100 Word Challenge: Holding History
The researcher gingerly lifted the diminutive disc from the crate of Minoan artifacts. He was holding a link to a world 5,000 years removed. Perhaps it had been used to seal treaties or declarations of war or negotiations for alliances. Think of all the history he held in his hand! . . . “You cheat!” […]
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100 Word Challenge: Cacoethes
“To Peter 2017 from Peter 2053, Codeword: cacoethes. I’m taking a great risk, mucking with the timeline like this. You haven’t even finished the machine I’ve just sent back to you. But don’t do it. Don’t go back. Don’t go forward. Destroy both machines. No matter how you try to avoid it, you will […]
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Three Hits and a Miss
This post contains affiliated links. All the books in this post are audiobooks and were recommended by the same source – Anne Bogel, A.K.A. Modern Mrs. Darcy, who has an amazing podcast that is horrible for both my bank account and my to-be-read stack. I love it! These four books include my favorite book from […]
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100 Word Challenge: The thief
He was, without question, the world’s best thief. Of course, no one knew. If they knew, he wouldn’t be the world’s best thief. But he’d almost ruined everything when that red-headed girl started asking questions. Now there were road blocks and alerts about a dark figure on a bike and snow that would leave tracks. Jimmie […]
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100 word challenge: Going big
“I can’t believe you’re doing this, man.” “Haven’t you ever been in love? Sometimes you gotta make grand gestures.” “She is so out of your league. “Be cool! She’s coming!” The young prairie dogs watched as the grasses on the edge of the field stirred. A flash of tan showed over the brush. As […]
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100 word challenge: Swing
“You can’t stay up there, Maisy! Tide’s coming in! Mama will be mad.”” The stubborn girl tilted her chin away and pumped harder, rising to new heights. “Fine. But you’ll catch it.” They’ll have to catch me first, Maisy thought as her sister pounded toward the house. Back and forth she soared, watching the approaching […]
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100 word challenge: Over
15 minutes left. How long can I stay under? It’s peaceful. There’s no pressure other than the push of water against my skin. No demands. No expectations. No rules I don’t understand or even know but am expected to follow. “Tommy, it’s time to go.” Not even the water can block out mom’s […]
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100 word challenge: Beyond
The inspiration: Her mother’s words still rang in her ears, “If you go Beyond, you can never come back!” It wasn’t a threat; it was just reality. No one who had crossed the bridge ever came back. The mountain was her home. On it and in it were family and friends and peace. Every […]
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