Story prompt: write a scene with an airport goodbye Lily heard the sound of a jet taking off, its powerful engine rising to life and she shuddered. She felt the clammy sweat of Pete's hands on her own and her fingers slid from his and landed on her side with a thud. He looked up … Continue reading Short Story: The goodbye
Five little words. My words for this week are: position tragedy illustration cotton calendar Darlene shuddered as she awkwardly slipped the silk shirt on over her head and felt its strange smoothness slide down her torso. She felt stifled, hot and claustrophobic. This was the first time in three years that she'd be leaving her … Continue reading Short story: cotton hope
Five little words. My words for this week are: flat choice spoil week ice cream "Can ice cream spoil?" Cindy asked Maeve, her older, and therefore in her opinion, much wiser roommate. "Another break up, then?" Maeve replied with a raised eye brow. "Sigh. Yup." "Oh darling, I'm sorry." She gave Cindy a hug and … Continue reading Short Story: An ice cream kind of day
This piece is not a work of fiction. It's a true depiction of a scary experience I had when I was 18 years old and traveling around Europe with my friend, Genevieve. All these years later I was finally able to unpack it a bit and realize the impact it has had on me. It's … Continue reading Scared
I'll never forget the best bike ride of my entire life, probably because about eight hours earlier I suffered through the worst bike ride of my life. I was seventeen years old and had agreed to go on a long and intense day of hiking and biking up Mount Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula with … Continue reading Why I bike to work—or how I just really want to be a kid again
This week's short story takes a look at one scene from the point of view of three different strangers at a bus stop inspired by an actual snippet from a conversation I heard a while back, "I can't believe I never knew she was a world champion pogo sticker!" ETHEL “I can’t believe I never … Continue reading Short Story: The bus stop
Way back in the good old days of 2009 I wrote a blog post about my favourite Christmas albums on my very first blog, Kristi's Thrilling Life. I've shared it again over the years, but this year I thought I'd re-post it on my website and update it as well. What are your absolutely essential … Continue reading My top 10 favourite Christmas albums
Short story writing challenge #3 — It's Never Too Late The five words that were randomly generated for me to use are: vehicle, accompany, suit, raw, performance Lainey looked at herself in the obscenely bright mirror one last time and her trembling fingers traced the lines around her eyes with an invisible eraser. Her face looked older, her eyes slightly less … Continue reading Short Story: It’s never too late
"People who love to eat are always the best people. - Julia Child" A love affair with German pastries The day started just like any of my Hamburg days. I rushed out the door of my five-floor walk up, hopped on the U-Bahn and made my way to the Altona train station to get to one … Continue reading The joy of food
Short story writing challenge #2 — The Faultless Four The five words that were randomly generated for me to use are: gossip, wooden, spilled, crooked, weeds Trudy had never been one to dwell on things, but today was different. Today the past had jumped into her bright yellow, sunflower painted mailbox and she had no idea … Continue reading Short Story: The Faultless Four
