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Surprises in your published work
Who cares for the spelling of a name they can’t even pronounce? A recent publication where one of my narrations appears alongside the stories of my fellow writers was sent out to me on a high holiday. Yes, 11/11 is a high holiday. Where I come from, the Rhineland, it’s the beginning of the Carnival season. Returning from my home country, I found the publication waiting in my mailbox in New York City. After opening it I started reading. Of course, I read my piece first. Nothing more exciting than to read your work printed in a book. Aside from…
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If you can make it here…
It was the first week after I moved from Los Angeles to New York. I walked the streets to get a feel for my new home town. Twice as many people live here than in Los Angeles. Add the tourists and the number of people doubles to about 16 million people. I had spent a serene hour at Madison Square Park and was on my way home. It was a lovely sunny afternoon. A commotion and a few shouted words caught my attention. Crossing a side street, a young woman concerned herself with an elderly man who waved her away…
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New York City 101
In Los Angeles I went swimming. When I moved to New York I had to re-learn walking.
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Flow, interrupted
During Linda’s speech at the lectern his warm eyes held her attention like magnets. Linda only stuttered once, when making her essential argument. Later she notices him at the hotel bar and overhears him saying, “Sh-sh-she’s s-s-smart.” The other man giggles. Why does this stranger mock her? Her face in flames, she leaves. On the street Linda shivers. She turns to get her coat upstairs as he steps outside. “Ca-ca-can I help you?” Her heartbeat syncs with his stutter. “I am going for a drink.” He points at a neon sign down the street. Linda takes his arm, “I’m bu-bu-buying.”
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3rd place in 1st round
I made 3rd place in the 1st Round of the 100-word Microfiction Challenge 2023. Yay!I was in group 29 with genre: Romantic Comedy, action: Pointing at something, word: essential. What comes next: If your story is listed among the top 15 of your group, congratulations on advancing to the 2nd Round kicking off at 11:59 PM EDT (New York time) on Friday, June 23rd. The 1,500 advancing writers will be placed in new groups and will be challenged to create stories no longer than 100 words in just 24 hours based on a new genre, action, and word assignment.
