Monthly Archives: October 2015

October 14, 2015

The Phone Call – Friday Fictioneer’s Photo Prompt

Photo Prompt: ©Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

“Mom?…Mom…”

“Oh my God! Julie, is that you?…John…wake up! It’s Julie!!! Are you alright? Where are you? …Julie?”

“Momma, I think I’m okay…I don’t know. I don’t know how I got here. All I remember is being at the party. The sign outside says Wright’s Motel. Do you know where that is?”

“Oh Julie! That’s 50 miles from here! How in the world? Well never you mind. Daddy is getting dressed. He’s on his way to bring you home.”

“Mommy, I’m scared.”

“Just stay on the line. We’ll talk until your daddy gets there.”

“Momma?! Someone’s coming!!!!”

“Julie?… Julie!!!! Oh GOD!”

Kat ~ October 14, 2015
(100 Words / Genre: Suspense)

Another awesome photo prompt from Rochelle Wisoff-Fields of Friday Fictioneers. If you would like to read other stories click HERE.

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October 13, 2015

Living the Life…Monday’s Finish the Story

By Kat Myrman

Now this is living the life of Riley.

Riley is a beast you know. For the lives of me I don’t know what the humans were thinking!

Since he arrived, our peaceful home has been utter chaos! He forages through my privy-box tossing litter every which way, eating whatever he finds. Disgusting! He leaves puddles, or worse, in the middle of the floor! And I am most distressed that he is not content to play with his own toys but must slobber and chew mine to bits!

And here’s the thing. Despite all of this, the humans have grown quite fond of him. I cannot have them loving him more than me!

So…I arranged a bit of a catastrophe on his behalf. The humans had no choice but to scold him and lock him in his kennel.

I rather like Riley’s posh bed. It suits me, don’t you think?

kat ~ 13 October 2015
(150 words)

Mondays Finish the Story – Oct. 12th, 2015. To read more stories click HERE.

16 Comments | posted in Challenges and Writing Prompts, Flash Fiction

October 13, 2015

the memory of you

By Kat Myrman

i only saw you for a moment…
pink perfection, but you had
already gone. how can you
miss someone you’ve never
met? sometimes i wonder
who you might have become,
who i might be today had
my body not failed you.

there was no funeral,
no heartfelt epitaphs…
no records or witnesses
that you ever were, except
for me, who once carried
you deep inside, the child
i never held but can’t
forget, especially when
the memory of you
interrupts my busyness
and touches my heart.

kat ~ 12 October 2015

It’s a loss no one talks about. Grieving is considered an indulgence. Well-meaning souls will try to console you by reminding you how blessed you are to have other children, or if you don’t, they’ll assuredly mention that it was all part of some divine plan, or for the best…nature’s way of protecting you from a less than perfect child…of course none of these things are of any comfort when a mother miscarries.

I lost my child some 33 years ago in October. It wasn’t until this most recent nudge that I remembered that it was in October. We try to get on with life…to count our blessings, but we never forget. The void of tonight’s new moon simply reminds me that I’m not meant to forget. And that it’s okay to remember and to grieve.

(This poem was featured on Women’s Spiritual Poetry Blogspot on October 16th, 2015)

14 Comments | tags: loss, memories, miscarriage | posted in Digital Art & Photos, Essays, Poetry

October 12, 2015

Grief Amidst the Pines – A Haiku Challenge from RonovanWrites

By Kat Myrman

Grief Amidst the Pines – A Haiku

Nestled amidst green,
a Sapling’s first Autumn,
grief consoled by Pines.

Kat ~ 12 October 2015

Nestled amidst green, a Sapling’s first Autumn.
A Sapling’s first Autumn, grief consoled by Pines.

Another Haiku Challenge from RonovanWrites, with an added challenge to “go Nature” with this week’s challenge words…Grief & Pine. Challenge accepted!

Updated with the actual sapling that inspired this Haiku…☺️

Have a great day everyone!

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October 11, 2015

Sunday Week in Review – 11 October 2015

By Kat Myrman

Weird week. Crazy crazy busy at my day job. Long hours, squeezing flash fiction and haiku prompts and challenges in during breaks and upon rising and settling in. Midweek I was beginning to think I might not have a creative unprompted thought left in my head. But by week’s end a few beautiful words managed to spill out.

After a week like this, what you get is a cacophony of brain splatter that has no business making any sense at all…and yet, I kind of get what my subconscious is trying to tell me. Busy as it was, it was a very good week. And I’m learning to go with the flow. ☺️

Sunday Week in Review
October 10, 2015

elucidate the fine points
have a listen for yourself.
the orchestra erupted into a cacophony of dissonant notes,
One day he would thank her for leaving.
It was the happiest place she could think of
Hanging on was a bad idea.
The veil is thinning
To be tumescent
Charmed to earth by gravity
free to speak
in bellowing
whispers a
symphony of
tears…
It is no secret
Surrender
“It’s enough.” She lied.

kat ~ 11 October 2015

In case you are new here and wonder what the jumbled verse above is all about…

It is my weekly practice to lift a verse or line from each post from the previous week for a collective “look back”. It’s my way of clearing my head so I am open and ready for the coming week.

With that said, I’d like to wish you a great next week! 💕 As for me, I’m planning on fabulous! 😊

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