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It’s fiction Friday here on Sharon Hughson’s blog. Here’s the start of a short story I wrote several years ago. I recently reread it, and I liked the character voice. Panther and Eagle I know what a juicy steak feels like. Need a bit of context for that statement? I don’t want you to think …
Today is fiction Friday. I’m sharing the beginning of a story that isn’t complete. My question: is it interesting? Should I complete it? I would be Scion d’Marc’s third wife. My stomach balled in a knot while my brother discussed the arrangements like the business contract they were. I had escaped the chains of marriage …
Recently, I wrote a couple of fairy tale retellings to submit to a fiction magazine. What follows is an expanded edition of the story that didn’t get submitted. Magic Coffee Beans The mahogany beans, whose fragrance had filled the kitchen as Jack ran the grinder arced through the air and out the back door, landing …
Night shift yawned with boredom. Until it didn’t. In the economy parking lot at Portland’s airport, Jen caught motion out of the corner of her eye from shatterproof glass windows offering a 180-degree view. Lighted poles illuminated the covered lanes at the exit. Everything beyond them became a blank, black slate. But movement often jarred …
Her family would ruin her chance with the perfect guy. At least, that’s the story Karina Meeks told herself as she walked up to her family home trailed by that guy. His arm brushed hers, their denim jackets announcing rare compatibility. Maybe her brother wouldn’t tease her. Perhaps her dad would be so engrossed in …
Hello, readers. It’s our favorite day of the month – FICTION FRIDAY. Read on for today’s story which was inspired when I wondered “What if one of those pretend robbery events became a REAL robbery?” They paid to have someone rob them. It sounds crazy, right? But their friends had spent their anniversary at a …
It’s fiction Friday on the blog! In the spirit of the season, today’s fiction comes from Mary of Nazareth’s story.
This month I’m sharing a portion of THE UNEXPECTED HOMECOMING, a collection of three novellas about the soldier without a mission and the cowboy about to lose the ranch. It is the only story out of six that were written in Melissa Storm’s Sweet Grove that is still published. I adore the meet cute for …
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This month’s excerpt is from the second book in my REFLECTIONS series. A Laboring Hand tells the story I imagined for Martha and her two siblings. We know a few things about them, but much of it always made me curious. Why was Martha in charge? Why wasn’t Lazarus in charge of their family since …
It’s that time of the month: FREE FICTION. Today’s excerpt comes from a collection of fantasy short stories—featuring cats. For those of you who’ve been following me long, you know I’m a self-proclaimed crazy cat lady. I had so much FUN writing “The Tail of Two Kitlings” for this anthology. Read on for an excerpt …