All Blog Posts Tagged 'story' (37)

When I was forced out of New Orleans by the ravishing flood waters of Hurricane Katrina, I ended up in a small town, only 3 hours away from my hurricane ravished home. I had a free place to live, but it was a long way from everything I had ever known. It just didn't feel like home. I was experiencing true country living, and I was a city person.  This community was created for evacuees who had escaped from the disaster. I struggled my way through the country. At first it was boredom... I…

Second Call

I no sooner put the receiver back in the cradle and the phone rang. Flopping across the bed like Charlie the Tuna, I should move the phone to my nightstand but that’s too sensible; I lovingly spoke to the caller, knowing their true identity.

“Hi Mom, how are you?” I really didn’t want a two-hour phone conversation considering it is almost nine, but…

   TALES FROM THE SAND HILLS

A humorous collection of stories about life growing up in

the Australian outback as seen and lived by Mary Seaton

(Hoppo) of Tibooburra. With animals for playmates and

ww11 diggers for…

** Sky Tinted Water ** (Christian Mystery Series) Book 1

Three new reviews in on Amazon!

"Romance, humor, conflict, and action. Can't wait for the sequel!" 5 Stars…

Right in time for Christmas, I am happy to present:

(« Emblem 45 » from Atalanta Fugiens by Michael Maier)

The fifth and as of yet unwritten chapter is entitled «…

(Detail from « The hares and frogs » by Wenzel Hollar)

The fourth chapter of the series is entitled « Lepufology 401 : Responding To An Invasion. » Having accepted to collaborate…

(« Aerospaceplane » by Unknown Artist)

The third chapter of the series is entitled « Lepufology 301 : Racing Spacecrafts. » This time, things get a little more complicated for Jack Babbitt as he gets abducted and taken into the alien headquarters in the Wiltshire, UK, where he…

(« Conejo » by Ecelan)

In the second episode, entitled « Lepufology 201 : Investigating Burrows, » we follow our good friend Jack in Flatbush, Alberta, to investigate reports of strange occurrences. Here's the storyline…

(« Watching The Arrival Of The Mothership » by Mark Brumfield)

The Lepufology Project started as an instrumental composition meant as a tribute to Robert Anton Wilson's book « Quantum…

Renaissance is a collection of short stories featuring The Forgotten Well, my Florida Writers' Association award winning story. The collection of four stories is only 99 cents:http://goo.gl/bT8MO

Please have a look here: …

In a recent taekwondo class I was instructing the students in the single bahng mahng ee form. For those of you who can't read Korean, that is the single stick. The form is lengthy and complex. I've told my students many times (and I apologize to the creator of this form) that I think the single stick is boring. Or rather, I have seen too many times boring forms performed by competitors at tournaments. I…

Hi!  I'm Gwen.  New to this community but I've been writing for years.  Please read my short story called "Taxidermied" about a couple's encounter with a taxidermy project gone wrong. It's only 99 cents.  I love horror!  If you have any horror stories let me know! I love new authors.

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You know how you get when you haven’t had something in a while. You start thinking about it all the time. Wondering, how will I get that? When will I get that?

Inside the passageway of dreams are 15 doorways, which open at a simple turn of a handle. The first…

Just a quick shout out here to the Authors.com community that I've posted this week's story to my blog, The Charred Tree. The story this week is part of the serial, Diaspora, and is entitled Prickles and Thorns. As part of a serial it does build upon previous installments--a full list can be found via the "Serial Storylines" link at the top of the blog. Comments and critiques are always welcomed and appreciated.

Enjoy!…

Do you love a good romantic true story?…