The Technicals, Part 1

It was the Elementals who called the emergency meeting. As the eldest beings, they were minimally in charge of the process.
The Elementals were joined in a quiet meadow by representatives of the Animals, the Florals, and the youngest of the beings, the Conceptuals. Members of each group settled in to their places around a [...]

Kell-Bell’s Regrets

Kelly wished for more. More time, more life, more. There was too much done that had to be undone, but she was out of time.
She reached for the list. Her former volleyball team was halfway down. With a frail hand, she used a pencil to etch them away. One less care. Dozens to go. Back [...]

The Dead Curmudgeon

What the hell? How dare they use my money for that!
It had been six months since they buried his coffin on the moon. Kathy knew he opposed to makingt contact. The Space Elevator was transport, not a friggin’ antenna…
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“The George M. Gates Trust is proud to announce a go-date for Earth’s first transmission to the [...]

Time and Circumstance, Part 3: Conclusion

“Mrs. Gordon?”
It was Happy Dale’s manager. Richard Rhodes stood at the door to her room. She tried to ignore him, but he was like a mosquito in his buzzing persistence.
“Mrs. Gordon, I need to know what happened in the lunch room today.”
The living reminder of the best and worst days of her life was what [...]

Pencil Shavings

At the age of eleven, Samantha built the first tree house in her neighborhood. For weeks before the Big Project, piles of drawings she optimistically called “blueprints” accumulated on the family’s coffee table. Pencil shavings dropped into slightly less attractive clumps on the carpet. At the end of that marathon summer, though, her tree [...]

About A Story A Day…

You can learn more about this blog if you click on the A Story A Day page. I try to get stories up as often as each day, but family obligations do come first. With two young children running the asylum here, writing sometimes gets set to the back burner, so to speak.
In the meantime, [...]

The Fourth Hurdle

Recycled tired under toes, knees, hands. Metal blocks looking down a highway of obstacles. Eyes forward, straining for the end of the road.
A voice causes slight movement. Runners poised to start. Muscles tensed, ready. Over the first hurdle before the loud pop echoes away.
There are no flashes, cheers, or shouts. It is only rubber, metal, [...]

OT: Which Superhero?

I love superheroes. What can I say? Here:
Your results:
You are Superman

Superman

85%

Spider-Man

70%

Green Lantern

65%

Batman

60%

Wonder Woman

60%

Robin

60%

The Flash

60%

Supergirl

55%

Hulk

55%

Iron Man

45%

Catwoman

40%

You are mild-mannered, good,
strong and you love to help others.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

Cubs, School, Homework, Kids…

I hope to post more stories tomorrow. This has been an exceptionally busy week, and I haven’t been able to keep up with the daily stories.
What could keep me from writing? Homework–I’m in a class for a web design certification course. School–my daughter started this week. Kids–my daughter is very young, and her baby brother [...]