Gan net - her metic

Remo val - gus tative

Kedge ree - fed ora

Reward ed - it alic

Hedg es - py res

Roman ce - des ire


I see what you did there...

Icon ic-ed ifice

Yes, well...

dyna mic-ro mance

I saw what you did there . (A dynamic micro romance could easily be a story category)

back to edifice...

Edifi ce - ll amas

Roman ce - des ire

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Sarah, I am so sorry to hear your beloved mother has died. Please accept my most sincere condolences.

I hope in this terribly painful time that you, your family, and all those who knew and loved her can find solace and support from each other.

May she rest in everlasting peace, and that with time, the memory of her love for you brings you comfort.

..hey hey .. ahh ..I see you trying to be creative



Kleptomani ac - cess ion




Ha! Back atcha, Lisa! Creative indeed!

We're supposed to use either 2 or 3 letters to couple the new words, you slipped in 4. ess - ay urveda


True enough, Gypsy. But we also need to use the ending word (not the middle) to begin the next grouping.

I'll just go ahead and use 'cession' from E instead of 'ayurveda' from you to get us back on track.

cessiON - LYcanthrope







And I HAD a word that would have followed cession, and then given ayurveda, which somehow got muddled.

It's 40°C here, the slippery slope of fatigue is slick with sweat. We do not have air conditioning, to boot.

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Added 07 Feb 2020 | Category Memoirs | Votes 12 | Avg Score 5 | Views 318 | 9 Comments

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Added 27 Jan 2019 | Category Micro Fiction | Votes 11 | Avg Score 5 | Views 891 | 11 Comments

  Dear Alan, It's been a while since I wrote to you. Did you know there's a story competition in your name? I had an idea for it, started to write something. It was clever, funny, titled Jankowski's Lost'n'Found . The story got lost, but it goes something like this: Jankowski and Al were old friends, co-owners of a cab they took turns driving. They had a flat rate, 4.20, due to the...

Added 28 Sep 2018 | Category Flash Fiction | Votes 21 | Avg Score 5 | Views 822 | 20 Comments

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Added 05 Sep 2016 | Category Songs | Votes 8 | Avg Score 5 | Views 1,023 | 8 Comments

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Added 29 Sep 2018 | Category Poetry | Votes 5 | Avg Score 5 | Views 591 | 5 Comments

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Added 22 Jul 2016 | Category Flash Fiction | Votes 7 | Avg Score 5 | Views 942 | 6 Comments

Chances, Taken without regret, Embraced, Without hesitation or doubt Like that time When you dove Into an ice cold lake Not on a dare But because it was there And to do so affirmed that you existed Those chances, No regrets, As you sank Stunned with shock by the bone chilling reality of the water - So cold So clear So intransigent yet so welcoming, Heart pounding, Adrenalin coursing,...

Added 30 Jun 2016 | Category Poetry | Votes 6 | Avg Score 5 | Views 987 | 4 Comments

I make my point by tossing him out a window, He'd been warned when he entered the room, "You found your way in, you can find it back out, And if it isn't done quickly, From me you'll get a good clout." I repeated my warning twice over, Was he hard of hearing or just buzzing about? At any rate my threat was put into action, With a fly swatter I rubbed his life out. * Author's note: I have...

Added 23 Jun 2016 | Category Poetry | Votes 6 | Avg Score 5 | Views 789 | 6 Comments

So here I am waiting, And biding my time, For a shipment that was Ordered From a store that's on-line. Their products are alluring, Like snacks to consume, The virtual basket's expanding There is always more room For specialty items, Things new to the store, Best deals of the day, And more, so much more! I wasn't enticed - Well, maybe some of the time - But the items I needed Remained...

Added 15 Jun 2016 | Category Poetry | Votes 7 | Avg Score 5 | Views 790 | 7 Comments

  MARTIN HANDED A MUG of fresh coffee to Jane and slid into the seat opposite her at the breakfast table, pausing a moment before he spoke. “Jane, I need to ask you something.” Caught off guard by the statement, she slopped a little of the steaming liquid. “You always do that when I’m holding a drink,” she chided gently, dabbing the spill with a napkin. Her lighthearted tone belied...

Added 13 Sep 2018 | Category General | Votes 12 | Avg Score 5 | Views 570 | 7 Comments

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