“Excuse me, sir?” Annette called from the counter. She could see the man beyond the door sitting at a table. He had ignored the bell on the… Read more “88/366 – Mr. Kennison’s Camera Emporium (Part 1)”
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45/366 – Sheriff Pete’s Tall Tales – The Clay Thrower
Pete drove up the road toward Wrong Road, where dispatch had sent him. The music in his car was low enough that he wouldn’t have an issue… Read more “45/366 – Sheriff Pete’s Tall Tales – The Clay Thrower”
Write One Page Per Day – 82/365 – March 23, 2018
Five of us rode in the back of the moving truck on our way downtown. My mind was so busy running through the checklist of what I… Read more “Write One Page Per Day – 82/365 – March 23, 2018”
Dark Fog
I sat, shackled in the back of a police wagon, listening to the rain fall on the steel exterior. The cops standing guard outside were chattering along… Read more “Dark Fog”
Write One Page Per Day – 10/365 – January 10, 2018
Part 1: Digging the hole for Brute, the family dog was hard, but not as hard as losing a beloved family pet. My shovel cut through the… Read more “Write One Page Per Day – 10/365 – January 10, 2018”
Write One Page Per Day – 9/365 – January 9, 2018
Alice held the letter in her shaking hand, afraid to open it. It was from Thomas, her boyfriend. He had left it on his pillow at some… Read more “Write One Page Per Day – 9/365 – January 9, 2018”
Write from the heart…
Emotions are the bridge between author and reader, but it’s not a simple as using words like sad, happy, excited, etc. To elicit emotion in a reader… Read more “Write from the heart…”
Write One Page Per Day – 2/365 – January 2, 2018
The rain outside fell in stunning ferocity. Jade had never seen rain like this in her life. She watched as the water pooled first on the street,… Read more “Write One Page Per Day – 2/365 – January 2, 2018”
Jonathan M. Leighton, Jr. 