Waking Zippy Road maintenance isn’t what it used to be. When my dad had this job, there were downed trees after a storm and occasionally a mudslide or some fallen rocks. Nothing that required biology, or worse, psychology. It was 8:00 am, right around peak rush hour, when I got the call. “Hey, Juan, Zippy’s…
Author: David Stewart
I am a writer of anything quirky and weird. I love most genres of fiction and in each there are stories that I would consider "my kind of story".
Muse on Monday – January 15, 2024
Happy Monday everyone and if you are in the United States, Happy Martin Luther King Day. This holiday is on a Monday, which means if you are lucky to get the day off, you get a long weekend. Personally, I usually don’t do anything special on a long weekend, but it is a good chance…
The Flame that Burns on in the Darkness
The Flame that Burns on in the Darkness Flame wars were harder after the Internet disappeared. James pulled the paper off the raven’s leg. “Ur a idiot and ur political ideas r stupid!” he read. James growled and grabbed some paper. “takes 1 to no 1,” he wrote and attached it to the bird’s leg….
Two Beginnings
This story is in response to the Muse on Monday prompt from January 1, 2024. Two Beginnings The dorm room smelled like failure. Ryan put his suitcases down and sat on the unmade bed furthest from the door. The white cinder block walls had the look of an institution, or a prison. He should feel…
Muse on Monday – January 8, 2024
Happy Monday everyone. It’s a cold, wet sort of day here, so it’s a good day to be inside, hopefully with a warm drink wrapped up with a blanket. If possible. Story Prompt: January 8, 2024 Write a story based on the picture below This picture is one I took in Bogota, Colombia when I…
Muse on Monday – January 1, 2024
Happy New Year everyone! It is a brand-new year and usually that is a time for new beginnings and for thinking about things in a new way. Here at the Green-Walled Treehouse, our mission has always been to create a place where young writers from every part of the world can express their unique perspectives…
Muse on Monday – December 18, 2023
It’s the week before Christmas, and this is the time when many people are concentrated on gifts: either buying them for people or looking forward to getting them. Gifts are usually good (at least, we hope so). We might say that someone has a gift for languages or public speaking. Or anything, really. Of course,…
Muse on Monday – December 11, 2023
In North America, at least, December is often a crazy time of year. Christmas and New Year’s dominate the month and there are all kinds of holiday celebrations and end of year events. There can be pressure to layer on traditions, so that there is a lot to plan for. Each tradition and event has…
Luddite Philanthropy
Luddite Philanthropy People whispered about the creepy house because that is what people do. It had hundreds of shoes hanging from one outside wall. People said that they were trophies from the owner’s victims. Gossip leads to accusations, then to investigations, so the police stopped by. Mrs. Hodges, 92 and half blind, sat while the…
Muse on Monday – December 4, 2023
Happy Monday and welcome to the last month of the year. One of my hobbies is geography, and I like to find out the origins of place names. Sometimes it is obvious, such as places named after a famous person (e.g. Lincoln, Nebraska) or from geographical features (e.g. Grand Rapids, Michigan). But then there are…
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