My Pet Rog I have a pet cat. I found him under the front porch. I call him Rog since he’s as kind as Mr. Rogers and twice as friendly. What people notice first is that his eyes aren’t the same color as each other. It makes him unique. Of course, he doesn’t have fur,…
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".
Breakfast at All-Size Inn
Breakfast at All-Size Inn Jasmine had worked at six motels, hotels, inns, and bed-and-breakfasts in her career. Breakfast had always been easy: you put out the stuff and people came and ate the stuff and if the stuff ran low, you refilled the stuff. It was a bit different at All-Size Inn. Not only did…
Muse on Monday – July 5, 2021, Featuring “Yardima Alone”
Happy Monday everyone! In North America, this was a holiday weekend, with Canada Day on Thursday and Independence Day in the US on Sunday. Of course, we can’t forget the countries who are celebrating their independence today, which are Algeria, Cape Verde and Venezuela. I hope that wherever you live, you had a great weekend….
Traces of Kisses
Traces of Kisses It’s my fault I didn’t think beyond the borders. It’s my fault I made wrong decisions without thinking. It’s my fault I got caged in here. 4 years ago I met Him and fell in love. Immediately, passionately. He was so gorgeous, kind and loving. We had a beautiful wedding ceremony, I…
Muse on Monday – June 28, 2021, Featuring “What?”
Happy Monday everyone! I was away for a bit but I’m back now and ready to go with more writing challenges. As always, don’t forget the Summer 2021 Young Writers Contest going on right now until August 31. If you or someone you know are interested in entering, click here. The challenge of Muse on…
Writing Corner: The Dash
The Dash A dash (—) is a piece of punctuation that you don’t hear about as much as others. It is a line that is used as a break in the writing for one reason or another. The reason that it is not often taught in schools is that it is usually for informal writing,…
Muse on Monday – June 21, 2021, Featuring “The Mistake That Didn’t Change my Life”
Welcome to the longest day of the year, if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, or the shortest day of the year if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the summer solstice, the first official day of summer! What a great day to submit a story to the Summer 2021 Young Writers Contest. Get your…
Muse on Monday – June 14, 2021, Featuring “Escape from the Treehuggers”
I hope you all had a great weekend and are ready to start a new week! If you are (or know of) an aspiring writer between 8 and 18, check out our Summer 2021 Young Writers Contest. To find out more about it, go to the Writing Contest tab at the top or click on…
Muse on Monday – June 7, 2021, Featuring “The Hinge”
It is June and summer is in the air. As part of that, the Green-Walled Treehouse has launched the Summer 2021 Young Writers Contest. To find out more about it, go to the Writing Contest tab at the top or click on the picture below. The challenge of Muse on Monday is to write a…
Writing Corner: Story Tense
Story Tense The tense of the story means when it is happening, either in the past or the present. This gets into grammar a bit more than other topics, but I am going to try to keep it very simple. How Many Tenses are There? When we think of verb tenses, usually we think of…
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