Flash Fiction Theme – Happy Birthday An oak tree shakes in anticipation as the parents of the little girl that live in the house in front of it place streamers in its branches. Reds, blues, greens, purples, oranges, yellows, and pinks sway with the gentle spring breeze. The oak tree listens as the parents talk…
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Beach Party
Flash Fiction Theme- Happy Birthday Tom and Betty climb out of their sleek Toyota Highlander. They chat excitedly about throwing their 15-year-old daughter a party with her friends at the beach. For years, Trish has been asking to celebrate her birthday at the beach, but they never felt comfortable with the idea. Sharks, strong currents,…
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Split Bean Coffee
Review While at the Tennessee fair this past summer, we saw a lot of vendors. We checked most of them out, but one stuck out for us. One with coffee and smelled amazing. So of course, we had to go and check it out. And are we glad we did. A veteran owned coffee place…
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59 Seconds
A Compilation of Short Stories This book has been out for a while and I should have made my announcement sooner, but I didn’t. I’m sorry about that. A big shout out to Tammy Yosich, Zoe Grace Publishing LLC, who did an amazing job putting this together with her friend, Shelley Mascia. Months ago, I…
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Sand
Short Story from Writing Class with Wounded Warriors Beach goers scream and laugh as they jump in the waves. Cold water sprays over them as the waves do their best to push them back to the sand. Allyson puts her long wavy blonde hair up in a messy bun while she watches the waves. She…