Category Archives: Prose

Short-short stories, short stories, essays.

Ficlet Poem

Posted on April 6, 2012 by TommiaW

This came about for a few reasons: a)I’m a klutz when tired (try serving stew with an upside-down spoon). b) two friends had two different story requests when we exchanged the ‘you know you’re tired’ bits, but I decided to … Continue reading →

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Playing the Game

Posted on March 23, 2012 by TommiaW

Silly short fiction for a Friday. There are some games worth playing, and there are some games where changing the goals makes them better. Playing the Game   She was the one who kept score for a number of reasons. … Continue reading →

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Wandering Wednesday

Posted on March 21, 2012 by TommiaW

I could play with numbers again, given the 3-2-1-2-(0)-1-2, but I’m not in the mood for counting today. Even though the weather’s nice outside for a proper walk outdoors, figured it was time to return to Tiny Town.     … Continue reading →

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Darts Thrown

Posted on March 20, 2012 by TommiaW

First day of Spring and it’s snowing (and it’s Tuesday). Granted, there’s more rain in the mix this time, but I suspect the temperature’s warmer in Minneapolis than here today. To paraphrase Paul Harvey, ‘Now, page 3’ of the Some … Continue reading →

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Play Ball

Posted on March 19, 2012 by TommiaW

Little to post today, aside from an update to Some Sense of Time, a story from the exercises completed at a “Practice, Practice, Practice” session from artEast.

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Two Words

Posted on March 16, 2012 by TommiaW

Sometimes I’ll get my story ideas from the darnedest places. Flipping channels, my luck is to catch the end of a show I would have watched had I bothered to pay attention to the television schedule. Such was the case … Continue reading →

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Rambling

Posted on March 9, 2012 by TommiaW

Sometimes prompts get me into trouble. Sometimes they give me a new direction for something already in progress. Sometimes they just unfold an unfounded scene. Such is the case with a ‘discarded starter’ from our fearless leader of SnoValley Writes! … Continue reading →

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Assembly Required

Posted on January 13, 2012 by TommiaW

In keeping with the short shot of fiction for Fridays – here’s this week’s tidbit inspired by adventures in shopping, assembly, and serious assessment required. Assembly Required               Eighteen dollars did better in my pocket than it did padding … Continue reading →

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Friday Ficlet/Fiction Fragment

Posted on January 6, 2012 by TommiaW

A new habit planned – short fiction Fridays. Another term for them would be ‘flash fiction.’ Today’s  posting is more of a fragment, inspired by a shared prompt from a fellow writer, involving characters from the NaNoWriMo project of 2011. … Continue reading →

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