Diving deeper, she feels the bottom blindly. Rings! Gold! Can’t find them! A troll snickers lakeside, watching the water ring around her as she disappears. Like the others, she’ll end at the bottom. Too focused on the prize to get the riddle. Follow Live by Surprise on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Bloglovin Live byContinue Reading
“Hello…it’s me.” My husband’s voice booms through the phone – not realizing what he’s unleashing. A giant worm slips in my ear and winds it’s way through an seemingly endless maze. It will take days to work out. Thanks a lot Adele. Image Credit: imagerymajestic / freedigitalphotos.net Follow Live byContinue Reading
You were in pain for a week? I don’t understand. The doctor’s office was friendly and efficient. You could have made an appointment at a moment’s notice. They say it could have been fixed! It’s too late now. Your funeral is tomorrow. Image Credit: morguefiles Follow Live by Surprise on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Pinterest and BloglovinContinue Reading
I smooth my hands down my bedazzled corset, checking my lipstick and snapping my stockings in place. “They’ve started – let’s go!!” Stageside, the crew pin feathers atop my head. Two boys in assless chaps lift me out to the stage. “Ride’em Cowboys!” This is my twenty-sixth blog postContinue Reading
Terror strikes. Again. And again. NYC, Beirut, Paris, Nigeria. The list grows. My children ask – why? I don’t know what to tell them. “We’re safe. You’re safe.” I don’t know if it’s a promise I can keep. But I have to try. This is my eighteenth entry to NaBloPoMo, NaNoPoblano and YeahWriteMe’s NoMo challenge.Continue Reading
A light rap, more like a scratch, catches my ear. I turn my head and look at the door. No one’s expected. It’s late. I’m already in my pyjamas. Another rap. More urgent. I get up and turn out the front light. Image Credit: phaendin / freedigitalphotos.net Live by SurpriseWantContinue Reading
