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Microfiction Monday: Competition
"Blue!" A four-year-old girl with bright blue eyes and bouncy blonde curls picked up her gingerbread man, moving it forward. I drew a card. Lollipop. Way too early for that. "Look how cute the kitty is." I pointed behind her. "Where?" As she turned, I swiped my card...
Flash Fiction: The Apple of Her Eye
In third grade, Melanie's friends taught her to twist her apple stem and call off letters alphabetically. The first time she tried, the stem broke at "D." "Melanie's going to marry Drew!" they teased, naming the only boy in class whose name started with that letter....
Book Review: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
AT A GLANCE: Genre/Topics: nonfiction, mystery, true crime Length: 343 pages Release: Jan 17, 1966 Cost for New Copy: $12.99 on Kindle, $14.44 Hardback, $10.29 paperbackIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was another book I absolutely rushed...
Monday Microfiction: Shadows
Jeannie heard Kyle before she saw him. His baritone voice floated above the din of the football players gathered in the quad and settled in her ear. She slowed down on her approach as she always did and noticed his right hand at his side. She imagined reaching for it....
Flash Fiction: Like Talking to a Brick Wall
Tiffany sunk down into a chair. Her dress was wrinkled, and her hair frazzled. There were dark circles under her eyes, but her mascara and lipstick were immaculate. It had been a long day. Taking care of two kids under two was no joke. But it was a Friday evening, and...
Book Review (for middle age kids): Found (The Missing Book 1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix
AT A GLANCE: Genre/Topics: Science fiction, mystery, action Length: 336 pages Age: Grades 3-7 Release: 4/21/2009 Cost for New Copy: $7.99 on Kindle, $13.49 Hardcover, $5.89 paperback First book in seriesFound by Margaret Peterson Haddix My rating: 5 of 5 stars From...
