Double-length flash tale - "Late"
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Christine runs. The childish footwear...
2021-11-04 12:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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New Commission - "The Reason" - out today!
I'm delighted to publish "The Reason", commissioned and imagined by Fossil, in full today. ๐ฐ๐...
2021-11-03 13:55:04 +0000 UTC View PostNovember flash tale #1 - coming Thursday! ๐ผ๐ง
with a double-length tale inspired by special helper Byron...
2021-11-02 20:10:14 +0000 UTC View Post
October Exclusive - "Bobbing" - Part 4
FOUR
They fall asleep in each otherโs arms. No bedtime story, no lonely snowman or Snow White. Itโs already so late, such a special night, but they must get their sleep, they donโt wa...
2021-10-31 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostOctober Exclusive - "Bobbing" - Part 3
THREE
It doesnโt take long.
The night lasts forever.
Trick-or-treating is over in half an hour.
Because Robin and Lucy are so young, and just the length of the street, t...
2021-10-31 16:55:12 +0000 UTC View PostOctober Exclusive - "Bobbing" - Part 2
Robin has skived a lot of school since his dad walked out. So perhaps he missed the lesson when kids are taught what to do when they get younger. When thereโs magic. When theyโre left the same ...
2021-10-30 17:18:54 +0000 UTC View PostHalloween Blast from the Past
I'm not able to post the rest of this month's exclusive until the weekend, so in the meantime, here's a favorite Halloween tale from before to tide us over, "Ditzy Dinah". (The rest of "Bo...
2021-10-28 17:25:14 +0000 UTC View PostOctober Exclusive - "Bobbing" - Part 1
ONE
Bobbing for apples is for babies, like Lucy, alrea...
2021-10-25 19:01:56 +0000 UTC View Post
October Flash #1 - "Charming" ๐ธ๐๐คด๐ฅ
We can't celebrate Halloween without a Berry Swirl tale...๐งน
Hallow...
2021-10-20 12:23:27 +0000 UTC View Post
November story ideas - time to vote! โ๐
I asked my special helpers for "7 Deadly Sins" ideas, and you responded. Thank you! โญTime now to vote...
2021-10-16 21:33:36 +0000 UTC View PostOctober Flash #1 - "Croc" ๐๐๐ง
A bonus-length flash tale to kick off one of AR's favorite holidays. Let me know if you like it!
2021-10-14 12:18:06 +0000 UTC
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Reminder - November story ideas needed!
A reminder, patrons, that we're looking for November story ideas, this time based on any of the 7 Deadly Sins (Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, Pride).
Pleas...
2021-10-13 15:12:36 +0000 UTC View Post
November story ideas needed - "seven deadly sins" ๐
Hello, special helpers! With October's Halloween tales in the works, I would love to see your AR ideas around the theme of:
the 7 deadly sins - Lust, Gluttony, Greed, S... 2021-10-07 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
September Exclusive - "Drop-Off" - Epilogue
When Toby gets home from work, he finds two girls waiting for him on the porch. Both wearing pajamas designed for the under-fives. Both wanting to show off their daycare masterpieces they painted.... 2021-09-26 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
September Exclusive - "Drop-Off" - Part 3
The wheels on the bus are no long going round. No more music, just the sound of voices, footsteps, and Graceโs own heartbeat before she opens her eyes.
Grace wakes up to find herself in a...
2021-09-26 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember Exclusive - "Drop-off" - Part 2
The wheels on the bus continue to go round, all through the town.
โIโmโฆoh, Iโm so sorry.โ
She has wet herself. She has created a puddle on the floor. Her face burns with humil...
2021-09-25 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember Exclusive - "Drop-Off" - Part 1
The drive to the new daycare has already taken forty-five minutes. Over an hour, if you count the journ...
2021-09-23 20:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
October "Halloween" ideas๐ป๐๐ฆ - time to vote! โ
Thank you special helpers for submitting such spookily creative ideas! โญ Now
Flash tale - "Secure"
Ah, let's just read it now ๐
There were ten sessions. After each one, Dan returned ...
2021-09-13 13:47:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Flash tale - "Premiรจre"
A little pretentious, attending a movie premiere.
Okay, more than a little.
John...
2021-09-11 14:59:52 +0000 UTC View Post
October story ideas needed - "Halloween" ๐ป๐๐ฆ
Hello, special helpers! With September's tales already in the works, I would love to see your AR ideas around the classic AR theme of:
halloween
August Exclusive - "Sparkly Objects " - Part 3
Youโre too stressed. You need to take a break. Youโre going to burn out.
This is not what Nathan hears from Julia.
โWhat a wide-awake boy! Look at those bright eyes!โ 2021-08-30 23:24:27 +0000 UTC View Post
August Exclusive - "Sparkly Objects " - Part 2
They get back home late afternoon. After sweating in the heat to clear up the things not sold in the yard sale and bagging them up for Goodwill, Nathan has a shower and Julia calls out for Mexican ...
2021-08-29 16:59:03 +0000 UTC View Post