Tag Archives: short story

Caretaker: A 99-word Flash Fiction

Posted on January 13, 2020 by pedometergeek

This week’s prompt at Carrot Ranch (www.carrotranch.com) is to write a 99-word (no more, no less) flash fiction about a wife who is carried. Here is the my take on the prompt. Caretaker The woman was elderly, but he took … Continue reading →

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Hero: A 99-word Flash Fiction

Posted on December 16, 2019 by pedometergeek

This week’s prompt over at http://www.Carrotranch.com was to write a 99 word (no more, no less) flash fiction about a gnome and go where the prompt led. This is the pedometer geek’s take on the prompt which is tentatively titled … Continue reading →

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Writing a wrong

Posted on September 29, 2019 by pedometergeek

It is not unusual for writers’ groups to take a day or two for a writer’s retreat, and our local writers’ group is no exception. One of our members is put in charge; usually it is my husband, and he … Continue reading →

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Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction: Into the Dark

Posted on December 3, 2018 by pedometergeek

Snow Vacation On that first weekend in December, our family decided to spend a few days at our mountain cabin. We were excited to spend a last weekend away before winter. Flakes fell, becoming a blizzard, and soon we were … Continue reading →

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Carrot Ranch: Ninety-nine Word Flash Fiction

Posted on September 23, 2018 by pedometergeek

Dayton Peace Accord: World Affair Participants began to line up for the parade. For some nations, there were only one or two participants; other contingents had larger groups, but all were dressed in their various ethnic costumes. Voices grew louder … Continue reading →

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Carrot Ranch: Flash Fiction 8/11/2018

Posted on August 11, 2018 by pedometergeek

Lone Ranger Going crazy, our cat saw something in the dark that she felt shouldn’t be in her territory. At first, I couldn’t see anything, but her night vision is better. But then I noticed the glint of dark eyes … Continue reading →

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A Cat’s Tail

Posted on July 4, 2018 by pedometergeek

The cat appeared sometime last fall, and suddenly became part of the fauna of the neighborhood. It was unusual in that it was a long-haired black and white cat yet, at first glance, appeared feral, fearing the approach of all … Continue reading →

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Annie’s Bicycle

Posted on June 23, 2017 by pedometergeek

Annie always wanted a red bicycle, that is, once she outgrew her twenty inch sea-foam green one, but back then, there really wasn’t much selection. Girls’ bikes were blue; the boys’ bikes were red with a bar, but first, she … Continue reading →

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A Different Way of Seeing

Posted on February 4, 2017 by pedometergeek

I wrote this several years ago, and it was published in the anthology entitled On Being a Pharmacist: True Stories by Pharmacists, compiled and edited by Joanna Maudlin Pangilinan and J. Aubrey Waddell. It was published by the American Pharmacists … Continue reading →

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Annie’s Snow

Posted on September 21, 2016 by pedometergeek

A new story about Annie and her love of snow (and no, this is not a desire to rush winter). Annie’s Snow It was a winter of snows upon snows; a winter of snowmen, of snow angels, and of snowball … Continue reading →

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