Out of the Shadows

Today is National Lost Sock Memorial Day. We celebrate this special day by remembering the many socks that have mysteriously disappeared from our laundry rooms. Additionally, today is about celebrating our socks that have managed to stick together as well. This might sound funny to you, but I have a bunch of mismatched socks. How about you?   Photo by Nick Page on Unsplash National Lost Sock…

Photo by Maria Teneva on Unsplash Hi everyone. Vocal has another challenge. This time it’s Sky’s the Limit. Write a story that takes place entirely in flight. Tango Charlie November is my entry for the Vocal Media Challenge. The requirements are simple, write a short fiction story that takes place entirely in flight. It needs to be between 600 and 5000 words. The rest, it’s up to you. What do…

Photo by Joeyy Lee on Unsplash Hi everyone. Vocal has another challenge. This time it’s Broken Mirror. Write a horror fiction story where a haunted mirror reveals an alternate reality that slowly starts to bleed into the protagonist’s world. The story must start with the following sentence: The mirror showed a reflections that wasn’t my own. Frontier Assignment is my entry for the Vocal Media…

Author Image Hi everyone. Vocal has another challenge. This time it’s Tautogram. Write a poem where every word starts with the same letter. Until I did this challenge, I had never heard of a Tautogram. It’s true, you learn something new every day.. I decided to give this one a try. It is tougher than you may think. Click here to read my entry, Playful Perspective. Click here to read my…

Photo by Michele Jones Hi everyone. Vocal has another challenge. This time it’s Ludicrous Limerick. Write a limerick about the absurdities of life. Like so many of you, I have heard several limericks, most not able to be repeated in polite conversation. But I just had to give them a try. The requirements are simple, write a limerick about the absurdities of life. Limericks are poems that…

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Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. May you enjoy the day with those you love. Like so many of you, I am taking the rest of the week off from the blogging world to be with family.

Vocal Get High-ku Challenge: Write a Haiku Inspired by a Mountain #Haiku #Poetry @vocal_creators

Hi everyone. Glad to be with you again. Another Vocal Challenge has been posted, High-ku. For this Challenge, we are to write a haiku inspired by a mountain. Photo by Michele Jones I have four entries for this challenge.Untold StrengthAt PeaceRoyaltyCycle of Life I hope you stop by, check them out, and enjoy them.I’d love the hear your thoughts. The requirements are simple, write a haiku…

The Haunting of Chatham Hollow Book Review

Staci Troilo and Mae Clair nailed it. From page one, I couldn’t stop reading. Clair and Troilo weaved a tale between the past and present that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Hidden gold. Curse. Mysterious deaths. Hauntings. This dual timeline novel is expertly written. I find the collaboration between the Clair and Troilo to be seamless allowing the book to flow. The plot and the…

Vocal Get Comfortable Challenge: Life of a Pet #Poetry #Pets @vocal_creators

Hi everyone. Glad to be with you again. Another Vocal Challenge has been posted, Get Comfortable. For this Challenge, use poetry to show comfort in different forms and for different reasons. Photo by Lollipups Pet Grooming Life of a Pet is my entry for the Vocal Media Challenge, Get Comfortable. The requirements are simple, write the first chapter of an exciting new science fictions story…

Vocal New World Challenge: Escape from Liberty #Fiction #ShortStory #Sci Fi @vocal_creators

Hi everyone. Glad to be with you again. Another Vocal Challenge has been posted, New Worlds. For this Challenge, write the first chapter of an exciting new science fiction story with the first sentence provided by Vocal. Photo by Sydney Holliday Escape from Liberty is my entry for the Vocal Media Challenge, New Worlds. The requirements are simple, write the first chapter of an exciting new…

Vocal Runaway Train: Project Titan #ShortStory #Fiction @vocal_creators

Photo by Michele Jones Hi everyone. Vocal has another challenge. This time it’s Runaway Train. Write a story about someone who wakes up on a train. They have no ticket and no memory of how they got there. Oh, and one more thing: the train shows no signs of slowing down. Project Titan is my entry for the Vocal Media Challenge. The requirements are simple, write a story between 600 and 5000…

Vocal Campfire Ghost Story: The Divide #ShortStory #Horror @vocal_creators

Hi everyone. Vocal has another challenge. This time it’s Campfire Ghost Story. Write a spooky, hair-raising, hold-your-breath-til-it’s-over, campfire story. A Cabin in the Woods is my entry for the Vocal Media Challenge. The requirements are simple, write a spooky campfire story. The story must be between 600 and 5000 words, and start with the .“The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for…

Vocal Camp Challenge: Summer Treats Are Back #SummerCamp #ShortStory #Food @vocal_creators