The weed killer had been applied to the lawn, and he savaged the dandelions. Tina would still have preferred a chemical spray.
Month: June 2012
Fiction: Prisoners
Horace knew he was being a coward and berated himself for it. But the thought of what he was leaving behind set his feet moving toward London’s navy docks.
“An’ where are you going at this early hour, young man?” a man’s voice boomed.
Horace spun to his right.
“Shush, Evan! People are trying to sleep.”
“Notably the people you’re sneaking away from,” the old man said.
Horace grimaced but didn’t contradict Evan Smith. “That’s none of your concern.” He started walking up the street again and wasn’t surprised to find Evan tagging along.
Quotable 107
A successful story is a narrative that the reader reads all the way through to the end and enjoys.
– Bruce Holland Rogers
haiku 219
heat wave
salutes Bradbury:
“All Summer in a Day”
#quikfic 6
Every morning, I discover my bookmark is three pages forward of where I left it. My wife says it proves our house is haunted.
Quotable 106
Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.
– Louis L’Amour
haiku 218
late spring –
nickel-sized hail
batters steel door
#quikfic 5
Kurt scaled the cliff and drew his sword. His foe was nowhere to be seen. Fighting climate change was harder than he had expected.
#quikfic 4
The last time a clown followed me home, I kept finding his rubber nose in the medicine cabinet. I vowed it wouldn’t happen again.
Quotable 105
The only good writing is intuitive writing. It would be a big bore if you knew where it was going. It has to be exciting, instantaneous and it has to be a surprise. Then it all comes blurting out and it’s beautiful. I’ve had a sign by my typewriter for 25 years now which reads, “DON’T THINK!”
– Ray Bradbury (August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012)