Posts by reudaly:
[Write the Story] Unsolved Mystery
This one comes to you via watching way too much House of Cards – which is such a fascinating show for being weird, twisty, amazing, depressing, and depressingly amazing.
—-
Prompt: Unsolved Mystery
Words: murder, green, agreement, traditional, carpenter, snake, sugar, kidney, congress, jam
Story:
“What have you gotten me into, Sugar?” Dirk muttered under his breath, rubbing the sore spot above his kidney.
Sometimes the PI business was dangerous, but this was more than even he bargained for. Dirk Carter wouldn’t have it any other way. Sure it wasn’t like traditional TV and movie portrayals, but his other option was being a carpenter. He was allergic to sawdust.
“Come on, you snake, show your face.”
He wasn’t sure who he addressed, after all he was outside Congress watching and waiting. The leads led here, though no one believed a murder even actually occurred. In fact, it was the one thing every law enforcement agency were in agreement on. Nothing indicated a crime.
“And they’re all wrong!” Dirk slammed his fist into his steering wheel—avoiding setting off the horn and airbag and revealing his stakeout. “And there he is.”
Dirk followed his quarry at a discreet distance—after all, no matter how invested he was he wasn’t green. He’d done this before. Countless times. His quarry zigged and zagged as if anticipating a tail. Dirk kept up until a traffic jam interrupted his forward progress and thoughts.
He pulled over and parked, going on foot. He caught a glimpse of his quarry ducking down an alley. He moved quickly. That was his mistake.
“You think you know something others don’t?” a voice said in his ear. “No one will investigate her…or you.”
Everything went black.
Word Count: 241
Written: 3/31 – 4/2/17 (House of Cards influenced)
[Writing Post] Perceptions and Development
This is an odd week. Not sure why. Just is. This time next week, I’ll be winding up a Day Job Conference in San Antonio – hopefully celebrating a successful co-presentation. This past weekend I attended DFWCon which is a writers’ CONFERENCE (not a convention – there’s quite the difference). [asa]B01M5EYXN8[/asa] I’m one of those […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Shachihata Artline BLOX Pen in Green
This week’s pen is one of the Christmas pens from JetPens. It’s the Shachihata Artline BLOX line. This is, I guess, technically (from the name) a pen more designed for artists, but this particular line is geared to those who love LEGOs or MegaBlocks (which means Kids of All Ages). I bought these are “stocking […]
[Write the Story] A Couple on a Cruise
You’ll see that several of these stories will be heavily influenced by what I’m reading, writing, watching, or listening to (commutes are now dedicated to podcasts). This one derived from catching up on Blindspot apparently. 😎 _________________ Prompt: A Couple of a Cruise Words: nosy, sponsor, passenger, willing, smile, brew, yellow, neighbor, hundred, stairwell Story: […]
[Writing Post] Spectrum and DFWCon
I’m having a “so much to do but no pressing deadlines so….” week with almost nothing to show for it. That has to change. There’s something to be said for “allergy season” and brain muddling, but that’s just an excuse, especially with how active the next four to six weeks are going to be. I […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain Pens
Today’s pen review is a jump ahead. I have so many things from Christmas and Birthday that I haven’t reviewed yet – then I picked up more stuff when I was at Spectrum when we hit not only The Pen Place but also Artist & Craftsman Supply. There was also a quick trip to the […]
[Write the Story] Wrapping Up a Business Trip
When it comes to these stories, some are better than others. This (in my opinion) is one of the others. It was a St. Patrick’s Day attempt. Prompt: Wrapping Up a Business Trip Words: bar, laptop, insect, Germany, baseball, nervous, embark, protest, swing, sentence Story I was a bit nervous being in a bar in […]
[Writer Post] It’s Been An Interesting Week (non-Chinese Proverb Version)
For a short work week with a vacation (that kinda wasn’t), it was a busy week last week that made me remember some reasons why I do what I do. I won’t even begin to touch on Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! this week. Because a promise I made a few weeks ago appeared. I told […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] On the Road
No pen blog today. Heading home from a wonderful weekend with artists. Will try to post something tomorrow.
[Write the Story] The Last Moment of Childhood
This week’s strory…live from Spectrum Art Live! Words: Halloween, refrigerator, pier, strength, voices, surprise, contribute, bird, iron, requirements Story: The last moment of childhood was right there, staring me down as I held open the refrigerator door. The voices in my head whispered that I’d been so good with my iron will. But now…but now […]