An Education
“What are you doing?” His voice boomed over the silence of the night, as he pulled away the blanket I was hiding under. I snapped out of my reverie and… Read more »
Author Archives: mixedbag
Madrid with a Toddler!
“Habla Inglés?” (Do you speak English?)? I asked the taxi driver who drove us from the Madrid airport to our apartment hotel. He didn’t. Not a word. This was our… Read more »
Lost and Found!
This post is in response to The Writing Reader‘s fiction prompt “Luchador on vacation” He was called ‘El Cocodrilo’ – The Crocodile because of his signature move – the crocodile… Read more »
An Iberian Odyssey with a toddler! – A Teaser
Hola everybody! We’re back from our glorious trip to Spain. And yes, we were crazy enough to make this trip with our little girl who is all of 2.5 years…. Read more »
The Pyramid
A story in 42 words in response to Yeah Write’s weekly microstory challenge. The prompt was ‘What is at the top?” Let me know what you think of it! Food,… Read more »
The Agony and the Ecstasy
This story is in response to Yeah Write’s fiction prompt for this week – “I was awake when my heart stopped”. Read on! Sleep has been eluding me for some time… Read more »
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
I am a sucker for war stories, especially the ones set during WWII. I’ve read a few of them, some true stories and some fiction, but Kristin Hannah’s ‘The Nightingale’… Read more »
The Musician
I’m back from my glorious vacation in Spain and trying (really hard) to get back into writing mode with Yeah Write’s weekly fiction prompt. This week’s prompt is ‘I wanted… Read more »
Gone Fishing!
Well, not technically fishing, but I’m going on vacation!! I just thought I should leave a note here, in case you wonder where I’ve gone missing. We leave tomorrow and… Read more »
Hidden In Plain Sight
I wrote this microstory for Yeah Write’s Microstory grid. The question was ‘Button, Button, Who’s got the Button’. Ken winced. He knew he had lost all the money he had wagered… Read more »