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Good Morning, Marigold
Written for the April writing competition on the forum Labyrinth - the prompt was to use a random character creator, the 'Character Buildinator', to create a character (or in this case, characters). I got 'Cook, Robot, Assassin'...Fiction: General, T, English, words: 836, 5/7/2017
5Truth
For the January 2017 Labyrinth Writing contest, writing from the first line: 'The arrow was supposed to hit the apple'. A surreal look at the distortion of truth.Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Horror, words: 2k+, favs: 2, 1/29/2017
4Welcome to Subway
December 2016 Labyrinth 500 word Flash Fiction contest entry. Generate 3 random articles on Wikipedia and choose one for inspiration. My articles were on Konrad B. Knutsen (a Norwejian civil servant), Synchronization (something about alternating current), and the phrase 'Throw Under The Bus'. I picked the third one.Fiction: Humor, T, English, words: 500, 12/3/2016
20 United »
For 1,000 years, Humans sensitive to telepathy were Gleaned to assist in preparation for the time when Humanity would be gifted with new worlds to colonize & explore. Over the years, the Gleaned have continued to guard, to guide - and, if needed, to interfere. This is the story of one of those times. T or as marked (chapters w/mature content marked M after title).Fiction: Sci-Fi, T, English, Sci-Fi & Romance, chapters: 126, words: 241k+, favs: 11, follows: 12, updated: 7/17/2016 published: 6/17/2013
3Dream Thief
Labyrinth's June 2016 3k Story Contest was delayed a little, but better late than never. The prompt - 'A Midsummer Night's Dream sequence. Write a story in which your character is having an odd dream - or a nightmare.' This one's a little dark for me, but managed on a 2 hour speed write plus a few hours of editing follow up. Sometimes it's better that way...Fiction: Sci-Fi, T, English, Sci-Fi, words: 3k+, favs: 1, follows: 1, 7/10/2016
3O, Fortuna!
April Fool! - Winner of the April 2016 Labyrinth's 3000 word writing competition. The prompt - to write a story of being a fool, getting fooled, fooling yourself, or fooling around. I think I hit all four.Fiction: Humor, T, English, Humor & Fantasy, words: 2k+, 4/1/2016
5Tamhlain of Loch Maree
February 2016 entry for the Labyrinth writing contest - the prompt is a modern re-telling of a fairy-tale, happy ending optional. This story is based on the Scottish tales of Tam Lin. Ch. 1 is the contest entry, ch 2 will be notes on the legend, explanation of some of the elements, and translations for the little bits of Gaelic.Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Supernatural, words: 6k+, favs: 1, follows: 1, 2/29/2016
3Unsourced
December 2015 entry in Labyrinth's Flash Fiction writing contest. Prompt: using Wikipedia Random Article Generator, choose best of 3 random articles to inspire your 500 word Flash Fiction. My articles were the soccer player Ezenwa Otorogu, the Danish Wikipedia, and state leaders of 914 A.D.Fiction: Sci-Fi, T, English, Sci-Fi, words: 392, 12/1/2015
2By Any Other Name
My entry in the October 2015 Labyrinth 3k Writing contest, based on the quote: "If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies." - General Moshe Dayan. Not the winner that month, but some of my best writing to date. This is one moment in time in the history of the Homepeople (world of United), long, long before Humans ever walked the Earth.Fiction: Sci-Fi, T, English, Sci-Fi, words: 2k+, favs: 1, 10/31/2015
6 Fait Accompli
Draft chapter from Divided, using as my entry in the August 2015 Labyrinth 3k writing contest. The prompt: get away with murder, start a war, or invent a language.Fiction: Sci-Fi, T, English, words: 3k+, 8/26/2015
1660 Word Challenge »
The forum Labyrinth has an on-going 60 word Writing Challenge: Make a 60 word micro story with 3 random words from the previous writer, then leave the next 3 words for the next writer. I answer each one here, but don't always post. Check out the other awesome entries!Fiction: General, T, English, chapters: 66, words: 4k+, favs: 1, follows: 3, updated: 7/5/2015 published: 10/10/2013
12I Am The Emperor!
This is my June 2015 entry in the Labyrinth writing contest. The prompt: Horror For Children. A dark and funny little homage to Shel Silverstein (think 'The ABZ Book', not 'The Giving Tree'), with apologies to the soul of Dr. Seuss. Horror/ParodyPoetry: Humor, T, English, Horror & Parody, words: 266, favs: 1, 6/19/2015
Labyrinthos World Building File
This is a first draft for a multi-writer world, created for the writers of the Forum Labyrinth. THis is only a draft! Forum members, please feel free to comment in reviews of on the Writing thread on the forum, or PM me directly.
Fiction: General, T, English, words: 2k+, favs: 1, follows: 2, 6/6/2015
1Food For Thought »
When munchies strike and writer's block has got you down, nothing's better than a little Food for Thought. Not a story - this is where I'm posting original recipes I've mentioned on the forum I write with - Labyrinth. Yeah, yeah, I know, this isn't actually what fiction press is for, but it's not hurting anybody so feel free to make and enjoy or just calm down and move along...Fiction: General, T, English, chapters: 4, words: 990, favs: 1, updated: 4/21/2015 published: 12/18/2013
The Beauwood Court New Humanist Hagaddah
Humanist Jews are non-deistic, believing that Tikkun O-lam (Repair of the World) is our primary Jewish responsibility. For a pdf of the original (with selected Arthyr Szyk illustrations, to which I claim no rights) for personal use only, please PM your email address. The cover image is my kids' Lego peops crossing the Red Sea filled withwith gummy sharks & Swedish fish!
Fiction: Spiritual, K+, English, words: 4k+, 4/4/2015
7 The Straits of Deimos
Winner of the April 2015 Labyrinth Writing contest, this is a semi-steamed-SF rendering of the tale of Snow White. The prompt was to create a 3k story inspired by a choice of 3 quotes (my choice is in the intro followed by my son's comment that actually inspired the story). Note: 300 words of this is an end note translating the names. Try to find all seven dwarves...Fiction: Sci-Fi, T, English, Sci-Fi & Adventure, words: 3k+, follows: 1, 3/31/2015
8Disclosure (Tante's Mythology)
February 2015 Labyrinth writing contest, using the first line 'Excuse me, is this seat taken?" This is another in the modern years of the Tante's Mythology series, and deals with how we build relationships, intimacy, and the importance of personal disclosure. Inspired by the Mandy Len Catron article in the NY Times about psychologist Arthur Aron's studies on intimacy.Fiction: Mythology, T, English, Fantasy & Romance, words: 3k+, favs: 3, follows: 1, 2/8/2015
Still Life »
Random writings from my own life, including stuff my kids do or say or write, a few old Facebook postings, and my own rants. Just stuff.
Fiction: General, T, English, chapters: 10, words: 12k+, updated: 1/19/2015 published: 1/26/2014
12Gleanings »
Children across the colonial worlds are tested at age 10 for telepathic Sensitivity. Those who qualify leave their homes behind & enter into service to all Humanity as Officers of the Etruscan Liaison. Lady Calypso Dacianon is a difficult child whose parents feel she might be happier at ELA-Prep. She, however, is not so sure... Part of the world of United, an attempt at YA.Fiction: Sci-Fi, T, English, Sci-Fi, chapters: 15, words: 43k+, follows: 6, updated: 1/3/2015 published: 4/20/2014
3 The Naiad (Tante's Mythology)
Another in the Tante's Mythology series, winner of the Nov 2014 Labyrinth writing contest. My prompt was to write from the point of view of an inanimate object, working in the name of the prompter in the story. A little odder than the rest of them, but that's my mood today. Even the gods struggle with existential issues of being and non-being...Fiction: Mythology, T, English, words: 3k+, 11/26/2014
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