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A Bottle Replenished
Over the sound of sirens and car horns the plastic machine on my table rang out, begging to be consoled. The night before had been a long one and I had tied one on so tight that my brain begged me to shut up that phone. I considered throwing a bottle at it, but some inner voice told me I had better pick it up.
Friday Fiction – May 8, 2009
I had planned to write a fresh, new entry for today, but time escaped me. Instead, today’s Friday fiction entry is my Beginner’s Level 2nd Place winner (03/08/08)! For more terrific Friday Fiction, hop on over to today’s FF host: The Surrendered Scribe Whisper Creek Crisp chirps of waking cardinals welcomed the silver light of dawn. At the edge of Whisper Creek, a red male sipped from the brook, undaunted by the strangers camped about his mountain meadow. With thirst …
Friday Fiction – May 1, 2009
The gray woolen jacket that hung on my shoulders was damp and cold. A fire would lift my spirit. As I gathered small sticks and twigs, I noticed a bullet-shaped hole in my right sleeve, stained red. A fire might not be safe, but I was strangely cold. I placed the woody bundle on the soft mossy ground.
Friday Fiction – April 24, 2009
Friday Fiction is being hosted by Yvonne Blake this week. Please visit her blog, My Back Door, to uncover additional Friday Fiction stories. I have been reading the Friday Fiction entries off and on for quite some time now and decided that I would throw one of my stories into the mix. This is a former FaithWriters challenge. It is one of my all-time favorites: Among the Piney Woods Wisps of summer breeze whistled through the tops of tall pines. …