The Bus Stop The Mare Nectaris line bus was late, again. Jac kept his helmet’s visor opaque, watched a video playing on the internal display. He hated waiting at the bus stop alone, especially when the bus was late. Space was big, of course, but in practical, human terms, Space was small and cramped. Space…
Muse on Monday – November 25, 2024
Happy Thanksgiving for the Americans out there since that is this Thursday. The weather is getting colder and it’s about the time of year we start thinking of curling up inside with a good book and a hot drink. Story Prompt: November 25, 2024 Write a story about being stuck inside on a cold or…
Dark Sustenance
Dark Sustenance He ate the Pop-Tarts first. They were easy to identify by the feel of the foil wrapped squares. After some time (a day? a week?) they were gone and he was hungry again. He tried eating uncooked rice, but it hurt his stomach, and he lay in agonized blackness and strained to hear…
Muse on Monday – November 18, 2024
I hope you are having a good week so far. The autumn is going fast, at least here. We don’t have snow yet, but it can’t be far away. Today I have a location-specific prompt for you. You can decide all the other aspects of the story, however. Story Prompt: November 18, 2024 Write a…
The Day the Aliens Arrived
The Day the Aliens Arrived The Day the Aliens Arrived When the aliens arrived, it wasn’t what anyone expected. It was just a single spaceship, and they didn’t ask to see any leaders. They tried, rather frustratedly to talk to the first people they met and when they couldn’t, they just settled in to learn…
Authentic
Authentic “So, no cruise then?” “Ugh, they’re just so artificial. Now, this medieval experience. That’s authentic.” “Like, how authentic?” “Oh, the whole deal. Straw mattresses, pigs and chickens staying in the same room, even real fleas and lice!” “Real? Not robots?” “Nope. They breed them specially. Plus, there are daily excursions out to the fields…
Muse on Monday – November 11, 2024
There is one aspect of writing which many people try and many people, including famous writers, do badly. This is writing child characters, and the younger the age, the harder it is to do well. This is because although it’s tempting to write children as small adults, the world of children is much smaller, both…
The Horror of Knowing
The Horror of Knowing We found the object sticking out of the beach after the hurricane, exposed by the storm. It looked like obsidian. * * * “We did tests. It’s bone.” “Bone? But it’s black. And 6 feet tall.” “At least.” “So it’s from a whale?” “No. Based on the DNA, it’s human-ish.” “Ish?”…
Muse on Monday – October 28, 2024
It is the last week of October, which means Halloween is just a few days away. I have never done much for Halloween, even when I was a kid, but I do like creepy stories and the season when it is getting darker and colder is a great time for that. Story Prompt: October 28,…
Muse on Monday – October 21, 2024
Well, I’m finally back from my travels overseas. I meant to post while I was gone but it was a work trip, meaning that there was almost no time between my travel, events and trying to keep up on work back at the office. Travel is the best and worst part of my job since…
The Green-Walled Treehouse 