One Man’s Trash I vented out loud as I tossed another rock. How can something be both blessing and #curse? “Easy,” the old man said. “It’s all about perception. Like treasure and trash.” He patted his ancient rock wall and nodded toward my rock pile to illustrate his point. “I spent a #fair bit […]
Rural Fantasy
by ima erthwitch
New trilogy title and themed covers for all
I’ve been working on the second book in what used to be my Bounty Hunter trilogy. The title just didn’t do much for the marketing of the first book, though, and I’ve been trying to come up with something better for a long time. Now there is a new trilogy title. Introducing Renegade Agents of […]
100-Word Flash: Going in Circles
Going in Circles The third time in passing, there was no doubt. I recognized that tree. A slab of scaly bark, one end snapped clean, curled away from the trunk. On our second pass I’d taken the missing piece. I fished it out of my pocket for Misa. “This is no use. We’re getting […]
Enlightenment – #VSS365 Twitter Fiction Story
Enlightenment Under a Blanket of Snow “Show up and be #present,” the shaman said. “But how do I do that when I’m not really here?” I asked. Silence settled around me like a blanket of snow. His unbreaking stare commanded me to the here and now. Understanding arrived, and with it, enlightenment. #vss365 You […]
Ice Snakes
Ice snakes Amy ordered ice cleats the other day. We laughed about that. She never goes outside. Not even in winter because there might be snakes. Ice snakes come out in winter. They hide under the snow and you can’t see them at all until all you see are the little glassy red eyes. By […]
The Curse of the Creative Mind
Yesterday was a super-productive day for me, but boy it was hectic. I had things to make and words to write. Both wanted to be done at the same time. Oh, if only I could make a clone of myself to do my creative bidding while I worked on other projects. But that could become […]
What Am I Doing? Not Writing. But I Am Sculpting.
It’s not fair to say I’m not writing, but I didn’t today. Yesterday (or was it the day before?) I finished chapter 11 in 2nd Hit. By the way, I want to come up with a better name for each of the titles, including the series name. “Bounty Hunter” doesn’t say much about the genre […]
Idea for a Scene from a Handful of Rose Hips
I rarely get inspiration for full stories all in one fell swoop. Most of the time I just get an idea for a scene. Sometimes it’s a scene for which there is no story yet. Yesterday as I gathered rose hips from the short bushes on one of the logging roads at Wild Ozark, a […]
Back to writing
After another too long interruption, I’m back to attempting a daily wordcount. Today so far I’ve added 263 words to chapter 10 of 2nd Hit. I did those this morning and now that I’ve got supper simmering I think I’ll go add a few more. I have lots of excuses for not writing regularly, but […]