Hope Springs Eternal
After a rather chilly winter, we are looking forward to warmer Spring weather. The weather has been dreadful so far around here on the West Coast, but compared to the midwest, we are almost tropical. Snow in Los Angeles? Snow in the Sierra Nevadas? Well, that happens every year, but still the snowfall is still on pace of Biblically proportion.
On this edition of my blog, I am once again covering a variety of subjects and protagonists in situations that are dire. Even in my flash fiction offering, I put a moral dilemma in front of my protagonist. Enjoy the pretty flowers, hopefully they will be quick in coming since this winter has been so cold...brrrr.
On this edition of my blog, I am once again covering a variety of subjects and protagonists in situations that are dire. Even in my flash fiction offering, I put a moral dilemma in front of my protagonist. Enjoy the pretty flowers, hopefully they will be quick in coming since this winter has been so cold...brrrr.
- My Terminal Analog: Dave is giving up his electronic toys including his cell phone. Little does he know that the users of these devices will be sucked into another dimension. In a world turned on its ear, Dave must navigate this spooky world. This story was accepted by Reedsy on February 11, 2023.
- Trent Obertson is an Alaskan Bush Pilot who is used to facing difficult situations, but facing Lloyd, his father's Alzheimer's has proved to be his biggest obstacle, but he remembers his father teaching him how to hold on to thin air in difficult times. He does what his father has taught him. This story was accepted by Reedsy on February 18.
- Solving for X: Buddy is a patient in a mental hospital during the 1950s and due to his belligerent behavior is facing a possible lobotomy operation after several electroshock treatments don't seem to be working. This story was a challenge to write, because the prompt was to write a fractured story which I did and the story was accepted by Reedsy on February 25.
- Wally's Cat: Walter Hanaratty or simply Wally has been assigned to a residential housing unit for the cognitively challenged adults, but there are rules that he must obey. Wally gets employment at the sheltered workshop and seems to be fitting in well until he takes a trip to the mall and sees the kittens for sale. Unable to restrain himself, he buys one and sneaks it home.
- Pulling the Plug: This is a 492 word flash fiction story about a father faced with a moral dilemma when his son is put on life support with no hope of recovery. What should he do?
- Woman Who Made Tin Faces: Chapter 10: Mindy gets involved in politics and meets Martin who she will fall in love with. In the process of getting involved, Mindy speaks out for those she has serviced in her shoppe.