The bargain Once upon a time there was a poor girl who flunked out of college and community college so she had to sell t-shirts and stuff that fell off trucks at the gas station or on the street. Sometimes she sold oranges too. And Louis Vuitton knock-offs. A girl's got to do what a … Continue reading Storytime Sunday, January 12th, 2014: Grimm Brothers reboot #6
Tag: flash fiction
Storytime Sunday, 01/05/14 — Grimm Brothers reboot, #5
This king is crazy. He has to have this and he has to have that. He had me, his servant, find the key so he could unlock the door to the secret room and he had to see the portrait of the girl dressed in gold and then he had to go get the girl … Continue reading Storytime Sunday, 01/05/14 — Grimm Brothers reboot, #5
Storytime Sunday, 12/28/13 appropriate for “kids” over 13
Dear Friends -- at last, we are back on track with the Grimm Brothers Fairytale reboot project. Here's #4 (only 205 more to go): Hollywolves, the goat lady, and her (adopted) kids (Grimm Fairytale, #4 reboot) Once upon a time there was a woman who looked like a goat, because she was a goat, and … Continue reading Storytime Sunday, 12/28/13 appropriate for “kids” over 13
Frantic Friday bonus story, August 23rd 2013 — the robot that learned fear (grimm brothers riff [with thanks to Gina Warren]))
Once there was a robot that had two robot children. The elder child was a tiny, lithe robot made of white Apple circuit boards and it worked hard all the time harvesting the data and making the upgrades on the all the systems that ran their world. But the younger robot was stupid and lazy … Continue reading Frantic Friday bonus story, August 23rd 2013 — the robot that learned fear (grimm brothers riff [with thanks to Gina Warren]))
Stories time Sunday! — Whidbey’s Gang of 8 – August 18th 2013
Here are 8 amazing stories -- lyrical, vengeful, confessional, speculative, whimsical -- from 8 writers in the Whidbey Island MFA program. Please give a listen and enjoy. Whidbey Air NILA Writers(scroll down for mp3 link) (Thanks to Gwen Samelson of Whidbey Air Public Radio)
story time sunday, 08/04/13 — an Aesop reboot
Once upon there was a woman who ran slow. She also swam slow, jumped slow (which meant she couldn’t really jump), and swung a bat or a racket or a golf club slow. There was nothing wrong with her physically. She had two legs and two arms and two knees and two feet and two … Continue reading story time sunday, 08/04/13 — an Aesop reboot
story time sunday, miniscule version, July 28th, 2013
once upon a time there was a boy who wanted to be a writer. his ideas were so special that it scared everyone including his mother so he tucked his specialness way inside and waited and waited. and all that time he did not write. the story waited too. finally when the boy was a … Continue reading story time sunday, miniscule version, July 28th, 2013
Story Time Sunday: a Grimm Brothers Reboot July 14th 2013 (for grown ups only)
People, all I can say is: Do NOT fuck with the Virgin Mary I’m nice, I’m the mother of the J-man, who is God after all. But I just have to tell you – do NOT PISS ME OFF. I know when you are lying. I know when you are sleeping etc. Sort of like … Continue reading Story Time Sunday: a Grimm Brothers Reboot July 14th 2013 (for grown ups only)
Story time Sunday, March 24th 2013. Darren in Geneva
I tell Darren I love him, and he just looks at me. I've told him this in French and in English for more than 30 years, but he still looks at me, and then he vanishes and I'm standing in a phone booth in Geneva, or talking to the manager of a hotel, and looking … Continue reading Story time Sunday, March 24th 2013. Darren in Geneva
storytime sunday 02/17/13 — why picnics like writers
Once upon a time there was a picnic. The picnic liked reading and listening to writers read. The picnic was hungry to be consumed by words. So the picnic decided to attend the literary festival. It wanted to be with beings like it: happenings that are celebrations of sharing. Picnic = fest = feast But … Continue reading storytime sunday 02/17/13 — why picnics like writers
Stephanie Barbé Hammer Writing (Un) Real 