Day of Reckoning: Chapter 4

(Recap:  Amy has been kidnapped by a psychopath.  Rudy, her golden retriever, has been shot trying to protect her.  As he bleeds, he continues his search for her…albeit slow.  Sky, Amy’s wife is also searching for her while battling the dangers of a cold and desolate forest.) Rudy   Rudy had tried his best to…

Day of Reckoning: Chapter 3

Chapter 3 Help Is on The Way  “Shit!” Once again Sky cursed, as her car fish-tailed over the ice-covered roads.  She righted her old Sentra, and eased off the gas a little, realizing she would be of no help to Amy if stranded in a ditch. It had been three hours since she last spoke…

Day of Reckoning: Chapter 1

(Click here to read Prologue 1 & 2)   Chapter 1 Captured   Amy opened her eyes to total blackness. She was confused. She tried to rub them thinking she could rub away the dark but her hands were bound behind her back.  A wave of panic surged though her body.  She tried to scream…

Never Disingenuous

Gracie, our Golden, is an open book, And she is never disingenuous. For all to see, just take a look… Her face, her mood, quite generous! *** Word of the Day: Disingenuous

What’s in the Suitcase?

The Challenge:  Write a story about the suitcase sitting on the train tracks in exactly 99 words! “What’s in the suitcase, Ralph?” “Well now, ain’t that the million dollar question?”  Ralph smirked. Dopey was jumping up and down, anxious to find out.  “Uh…what’s in the suitcase, Ralph?”   Ralph succinctly cut his eyes to Dopey.  Dopey…

True Love

It’s not what you say. It’s not how you say it. True love is what you do. Doing…the truest of love…expressed. ***   “If we love each other, God lives in us, and his love has been brought to full expression through us.  (I John 4:11)

The Verdict Is In…Guilty!

Look at the lilies and how they grow.     Jesus once said, “Consider the lilies and how they grow.” After reading this I began to consider these beautiful flowers. I pictured them growing alongside the white fence in our backyard.  I thought the splash of color they would bring against the white would be breathtaking.  Little…

When Amy Met Sky

Amy looked around the room, and for the tenth time wished the floor would open and swallow her whole.  Being an introvert, she hated parties because she always felt awkward, and never knew what to say.  After the basic niceties of “hello…and, how are you…, she drew a blank, and usually stood looking at the…

A Day in the Life of Bagsby Jones, Bull Dog P.I.

Bagsby Jones, Bull Dog Private Investigator, was on the case! He wrinkled his brow, sniffed the air, and vigorously kicked his hind legs.  He rarely took the time to relieve himself while on the job, but, this particular deposit had been necessary.  Call it an emergency that couldn’t wait, or, an accident waiting to happen; either would be true.  Feeling his tummy…

Photo Challenge: Dense

Photo Challenge:  Dense So, I took a little creative license with this photo.  I captured it last week, while visiting my daughter in Massachusetts.  In the original, the house was almost hidden by a dense thicket of branches.  I felt, the main focus, was obviously the bird house, so I did a little cropping, and was able…