Welcome to Three Things, where guest authors and I write a 1,000-word max story based on the same three prompts. Enjoy!
Friday, February 8, 2019 at 11:08AM Sarah runs to escape the cabin as he turns on to the 50-acre property. In the snowstorm, sounds are muffled but she can clearly hear Mike’s truck as it makes its way down the long gravel driveway. She hopes with all her heart that the heavily falling snow will quickly ...
Friday, February 8, 2019 at 10:00AM The musty room, with its dusty shelves and smell of decay, held a horror that broke his heart. Dim light swirling with dust mites from the thin curtains showcased the scene before him, highlighting it and burning the image into his mind forever. Amongst the discarded garbage strewn across the floor lay her naked, emaciated body, left behind by the ghosts of her past and ...
Friday, February 8, 2019 at 9:20AM Tommy kneeled at his bed, eyes clenched shut, hands folded in front of him.
Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day ...
Friday, February 8, 2019 at 8:34AM The coyote must die.
The thought had scurried into Maria’s mind on the second day of the journey, burrowing deeper after the coyote had followed her into the woods to watch her pee. He’d laughed when she’d begged for privacy, daring her to argue while his hand curled around the knife ...