Electrical Discharge

“6 sentence series” The sky turned dark as the heavens unloaded a heavy burden. Rain lashed through the open window, its water rising fast. Huyanna, whose name means “falling rain,” closed the window. She looked at the saturated floor to see if the water rose above the a/c outlet. A sudden boom and the flash of lightning scared her to…

How To Encourage A Writer To Write

Here are some things you can say to encourage a writer to write: You can also encourage a writer by: It’s also encouraging to associate with other writers. I joined a virtual group on Meet Up called “Dump Writing Group.” We spend one hour a week writing whatever is on our minds. The group uses a writing prompt from the…

Cosmopolis

My short story was inspired by the photo prompt provided by Beth and Bob, event hosts for GTBN – Good To Be Nerds on Meetup.com. The story sounds like an advertisement for a high-tech place to live but things turn dark towards the end. The Sentient Technological Entity version 1, or simply Stev-1 hovered over a street corner of the…