Inspirations, the Stories Space Coffee House: If you're reading this it just might mean I'm back, sorta. If you're not reading this, well, congratulations.

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Woohoo! SEVEN entries in the competition!

Come on in, Verbal and Mr Ape, the water’s warm…

Life is busy, DubyaGee. I will read the entries, but I doubt I'll enter.

My Heaven's Gate shoe story has turned into a love story, almost against my will. It's like, the characters decided to fall in love, regardless of what I wanted to write. I'm about to send it off to an anthology. Wish me luck!

Coffee!

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Life is busy, DubyaGee. I will read the entries, but I doubt I'll enter.

My Heaven's Gate shoe story has turned into a love story, almost against my will. It's like, the characters decided to fall in love, regardless of what I wanted to write. I'm about to send it off to an anthology. Wish me luck!

Coffee!

Oooo good luck! Let us know!

I entered a 53-word contest this morning. Ha! Talk about tight writing!

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Oooo good luck! Let us know!

I entered a 53-word contest this morning. Ha! Talk about tight writing!

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Oh? Were you tight when you wrote it?

Asking for a friend…

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Oh? Were you tight when you wrote it?

Asking for a friend…

Humor from a big furball! Love it!!! 😜

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It's like, the characters decided to fall in love, regardless of what I wanted to write.

Characters going their own way, eh. Sometimes you get the best stories that way. 😊

Good morning. I am away right now, just an overnighter. Have a memorial to go to and it is far enough from home as to require an overnight stay. Will be heading home this afternoon (For the other Ontarian, I am in Lindsay).

Hiya, Peeps

It’s a hot one here, but I’m doing better with the heat. My acupuncturist added an herb for hot flashes to the voodoo cocktail he makes me, and my hot flashes are significantly diminished! It’s crazy!

In other news, I’m excited that I found a press that runs a monthly 53-word contest. I entered this month to a prompt of “sand.” They announce the winners on the 1st of every month, publish them on their website, in their quarterly mag, and an anthology book. Big fun for me! I stretched out my entry that I titled “Thirteen Minutes of Glory” to a micro I titled “King Clawdius” here.

Good morning and back in my usual haunts. Too much driving over the past two days (8-9 hours total including pit stops) so nice to be sitting at my desk instead of the steering wheel.

No comp entry yet but ideas are dancing in my head. Something will happen eventually, I am sure.

And since I was up in Haliburton in Ontario cottage country, we've got a stock of beans from Haliburton Coffee. Today, there's some of their Colombian Azalea medium roast brewed for the coffee crowd. For teas, I've got Cream of Earl Grey and Kenyan Tinderet. Washed the pitchers and made fresh lemonade and iced tea. Soda stock looks good. Here's cookies.

Fresh pots of coffee and tea are on. More cookies laid out. How's things? Air quality sucks where I am. Smoke from wildfires (surprised?) in Northwestern Ontario.

I have a new idea for the comp but I'm having trouble finding time to bash it out. The previous one, while I have a 1000 word version done, really screams for more detail (like, maybe 2000-3000 words) so might be something I put out after I get an entry in.

Our air quality sucks too and just because it's so hot and humid. The weather forecast everyday is hazy hot and humid with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. I'm refusing to go outside anymore. 😠 I miss my parents pool so much. I hope everyone is having a good Monday. It's great to see all the competition entries coming in. Take care of yourselves. Cheers.

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Fresh pots of coffee and tea are on. More cookies laid out. How's things? Air quality sucks where I am. Smoke from wildfires (surprised?) in Northwestern Ontario.

I have a new idea for the comp but I'm having trouble finding time to bash it out. The previous one, while I have a 1000 word version done, really screams for more detail (like, maybe 2000-3000 words) so might be something I put out after I get an entry in.

You can do it! And remember, all of our entries are missing the details of a 2000-3000K entry.

I have a 1000 word story. Needs work, but I can submit it if nothing else comes to me. Still a bit skeptical about it, though. Seems a bit too much like my Sounds of Silence entry from last year (only 7 months ago) so might sideline it and see if another idea pans out.

Good day, all. Still a bit steamy here but the smoke has moved on. Freshened up the hot drinks and made new pitchers of iced tea and lemonade.

Hope all are well.

I'll have some iced tea, please, unsweetened. I'm sweet enough as it is.

Yes, we kept the house buttoned up yesterday, but have opened up to let the fresh air in. I usually do that in the morning to cool the house down and get some cross-ventilation going, then close up as the day warms.

In summer, of course. Don't do it so much in Winter as Lady Jay doesn't appreciate snow drifts in the house.

Looking forward to your comp entry, Mendalla! Come on in, the water's fine!

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Don't do it so much in Winter as Lady Jay doesn't appreciate snow drifts in the house.

I actually don't mind opening them for a bit now and then on days when it isn't snowing but my wife is highly cold averse. And I'm not even a polar bear. 😉

I've got some Port City Java dark roast coffee brewing, there's Yorkshire tea on the sideboard.

I've checked the cooler, and Mendalla has it well stocked – except somehow the Coke Zero seems a bit short.

I'll get some from the back.

I've made some lemonade, using more ice and less water so when the ice melts it'll dilute properly.

I've made some spice bars from my grandmother's recipe. They helped get me through university!

And there's some chocolate pinwheel log with whipped cream

I got my second rejection on my father's autobiography, so onwards and upwards!

Actually, I'm going to step back and consider my options. A university press may be a better choice.

We'll see.

So how's everybody else doing today?

Oo, Bear brought goodies. All is well here. A bit fatigued for some reason. Didn't sleep the greatest last night so that's likely part of it. Heard that the contractors might be out to start on my driveway next week so there's that. I have a new idea for the comp but haven't had time to take a crack at it yet. Cats are involved (the one I have in hand involves cellos and headbanging).

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Oo, Bear brought goodies. All is well here. A bit fatigued for some reason. Didn't sleep the greatest last night so that's likely part of it. Heard that the contractors might be out to start on my driveway next week so there's that. I have a new idea for the comp but haven't had time to take a crack at it yet. Cats are involved (the one I have in hand involves cellos and headbanging).

Ooo cats! I love it already!

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Oo, Bear brought goodies. All is well here. A bit fatigued for some reason. Didn't sleep the greatest last night so that's likely part of it. Heard that the contractors might be out to start on my driveway next week so there's that. I have a new idea for the comp but haven't had time to take a crack at it yet. Cats are involved (the one I have in hand involves cellos and headbanging).

Cats! Yay!

Nothing new here. Editing the novel, which is mostly boring, interrupted by periods of sheer terror at all I have to change.

Still. Coffee is hot, cats are purring, and my wife is ever-patient. And I get to walk today! Sadly, no baseball.

Coffee!