[Write the Story] Old Friends Meet Over Coffee
Prompt: Old Friends Meet Over Coffee Words: Algonquin, amazement, elm, tobacco, hiss, digress, echo, immense, quiet, opaque Story “How’d you find this place?” Sharon had to raise her voice over the hiss of the espresso machine. “The Algonquin Coffee Company was on the Bucket List Top 10.” Rachel handed Sharon a bowl sized mug of […]
[Write the Story] A Dog Walker in Washington, DC
Prompt: A Dog Walker in Washington, DC Words: senator, grotto, strudel, jade, welcome, slang, complementary, vacant, jellyfish, admonish Story “Welcome to the Jade Jellyfish Pet Services team.†Neil stood in front of his new hire class. “We are the premiere service for all things pets in DC. We have prestigious and high-ranking clients, which is […]
[Write the Story] A Shooting in a Public Place
Prompt: A Shooting in a Public Place Words: shipwreck, pummel, nurse, structure, home, offset, cabin, puppy, knot, tide Story “Do you think this is safe? I’m not sure…†“It’s a public place, Ruth, if anything goes wrong there’s bound to be a nurse around.†Ruth curled her lip. “Keep that up, and I will pummel […]
[Write the Story] A Day in the Life
Prompt: A Day in the Life Words: identical, pot roast, decorate, sign, abuse, library, amnesia, butcher, submit, sensation Story: “Have you had this experience before?” Kayla blinked twice, slowly at the councilor. Did she really have to submit to such a stupid question? “Um, no. I’ve never before found myself in a butcher shop holding […]
[Spotlight Post] Tom Clancy Remembered
Well, crap. This wasn’t how I planned on starting October Spotlight posts. But here we are. On Tuesday night, October 1st, Tom Clancy passed away. An Icon of military thrillers is no more, and I am saddened by this loss. He was only 66. Details were not forthcoming. My condolences to his family, friends, and […]
[Book Review] ROBOPOCALYPSE by Daniel H. Wilson via SFSIGNAL
About three weeks before I started working for John DeNardo at SFSIgnal, I won a copy of Daniel H. Wilson‘s Robopocalypse. It took me a few weeks to get to reading it due to deadlines, conventions, and another book in my queue. In that time, Robopocalypse seemed to be everywhere. I wasn’t sure I was […]