The Circle Continues

I’ll bet you were expecting a microstory weren’t you?  YeahWriteMe has decided to move in another direction and won’t be providing weekly prompts for my 42-word microstories any more. So, while I look for another project, I’ll jump in with a haiku this week using the haikuhorizons prompt “spring”. Nature’sContinue Reading

Cut to Pieces

His spit hit her cheek as he breathed, “You’re fat. Worthless. I don’t know why I keep you around.” She cringed internally as the last pieces of her self-esteem shattered.  The wounds would never fully heal; even after they found his body. Want Live By Surprise in your inbox?  ClickContinue Reading

Poetry

The prompt on haiku horizons today is “poem”.  It got me to thinking about what makes good poetry. To write a good poem You must express emotion In lyrical form.   Live by SurpriseWant Live By Surprise in your inbox?  Click here to join our mailing list or follow Live by Surprise onContinue Reading

Liar Liar

Turns out, our entire relationship was based on false pretense. Your age. Your job. Your “happy” family. Even your hair color. Your sweaty brow betrays the heat. Stop trying to hide the smoke! The spell is broken. I can see the flames. Image Credit: Natara / freedigitalphotos.net Want Live By SurpriseContinue Reading

Name Your Fear

Conventional wisdom suggests that naming your fears will help you to conquer them.  While I have few remaining vestiges of the mental health trauma I experienced after the accident, I have discovered that I have developed a fear of enclosed spaces.  Specifically – I have a fear of long underwaterContinue Reading

Auto Draft

A cake smash with the first.  Blue icing covers your smiling face. One for each passing year. More milestones. Daycare. Graduation. College. Career. Marriage. Your children light them, cracking fire truck jokes. Until one day…your number is up.  Then, no more. Image Credit:  Dynamite Imagery / freedigitalphotos.net Want Live ByContinue Reading

Wandering Time Is Come

Shesh, my brown bear, looks back – Sesi, white as snow, at his side.  Genen, old and wise, leads with his sister, Qimuki, a strong puller. I place my mukluks on the runner and brace myself for a long, cold supply run. “MUSH!”     Live by SurpriseWant Live ByContinue Reading

The Tools for the Job

The prompt for this weeks’ haiku on haiku horizons is “cat”. I am more of a dog fan…so I took a different look at it. Be invisible. Light touch, soft steps, ninja stealth – The cat burglar’s tools. Image credit: chanpipat / freedigitalphotos.net Want Live By Surprise in your inbox?Continue Reading