Monthly Archives: February 2019

Seventeen-year-old Kyle Donovan’s life is shattered. His mother is missing and his father is accused of killing her, dismembering her, and dumping her pieces into the Mississippi River off the shores of eastern Iowa. Kyle’s father, King Donovan, claims his … Continue reading →

carolkean in freewrite • Her. Jack wanted her to meet someone, and it was a her. Sarah pocketed her phone and watched as two figures skate-walked toward her through the snow and ice that would never stop a northerner or a Derby goer. What … Continue reading →

What kind of people live for a Demolition Derby? Rude barbarians and helmeted gladiators, Huns and Vikings were only yesterday on the scale of human history, so the urge to slash and burn boiled strong in the gene pool. The … Continue reading →

Pineapple Finials- Day 480: 5 Minute Freewrite: Tuesday – Prompt: pineapple *my daughter’s old walnut four-poster  | carolkean  in freewrite Her husband was dead and she couldn’t sleep in their room, not with his old faded Levis piled under those leather boots … Continue reading →

“I’m heading out for some pig’s ears,” he said. “In a pig’s ear, you are,” she muttered. Sure, he was going to the store for pig’s ears. He drove to the Farm and Fleet with the flimsiest of excuses, the … Continue reading →

Meet Me In the Limelight by Carol Kean Day 461: 5 Minute Freewrite: Thursday – Prompt: in the limelight source Meet me in the Limelight, he said, and there was a lot of background noise, so I when I asked … Continue reading →

“But Never Jam Today” – Day 473: 5 Minute Freewrite: Tuesday – Prompt: jam tomorrow “Let’s jam tomorrow,” he texted me. I would have pretended not to get the message but we both had iPhones and he’d see that I … Continue reading →

Day 474: 5 Minute Freewrite: Wednesday – Prompt: token Tokenism is the practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to be inclusive to members of minority groups, especially by recruiting a small number of people from underrepresented groups … Continue reading →