This piece was written for the 100wcgu for which there is a 100-word limit. My story is based on the picture below:                   quite. http://www.graceoverflowing.org

I write for many reasons. The most pleasurable is the power of creation that words hold. However, sometimes I write because I am being plagued by ideas that I can’t seem to get rid of in any other way. When this happens, writing is essentially a catharsis. The results are often somewhat dark or rant-ish. Considering how mad this world of ours is becoming, this…

100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups! The Prompt: ….why does the world fight back when….

Sun streaked across Nicole’s face, and her eyes popped open like a marionette’s. The new suit and heels, she couldn’t afford, mocked her from across the room. Shit! Her first interview in more than a year and she’d overslept.

Shit, Shit, shit! Why does the world fight back when you’re doing your damnedest? She twisted her long locks into a chignon, swiped mascara across thick lashes, threw on the suit, grabbed her purse, and ran for the door.

Three minutes to spare! Nicole sprang from the cab, let out a yelp, and stared in disbelief as her bare feet sank into the snow. Well, hell’s bells.

Words: 106 

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups! The Prompt: ….why does the world fight back when….

Sun streaked across Nicole’s face, and her eyes popped open like a marionette’s. The new suit and heels, she couldn’t afford, mocked her from across the room. Shit! Her first interview in more than a year and she’d overslept.

Shit, Shit, shit!Why does the world fight back when you’re doing your damnedest? She…

We all have our Holy Grail. Some of us may even have more than one. What it is may be different for each of us, and some may not even be aware that they are seeking one … but we all have one. My personal Holy Grail has many different names, but no matter what I may call it … it is equally elusive. One of the most common labels it falls under as I quest for it is…

Julia’s latest prompt 100 WCGU’s:…    this time next year…  

Sarah snapped the latches on the old suitcase with its cracked and worn leather,  swept the tears from her face with an angry brush of her hand, and stared at the remnants of her marriage. Hell would freeze over before she shed another tear.

The expensive décor seemed pretentious and empty, now. Sad she’d ever bought into his madness,…

Who Will Speak For Them?

100WCGU – Week#175  …but shall we close the borders…

This week, Julia has given us a prompt that may  provoke  thought or even stir the caldron of  controversy.  I hope my story makes you think, especially about the victims.  ~~~~~

“To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.” Elie Wiesel 

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Jason reached for his wife. The bed was cold and empty. He hurried down the…

Told you.

I decided to change the view here at Starving Activist. I think I like it, but you know I bore easily. If you blink and it’s different again, you’ve been warned.

However, the last theme remained for a couple of years, so you are probably safe to like it as well.