Monthly Archives: January 2016

January 14, 2016

Stairway to Freedom

By Kat Myrman

PHOTO PROMPT © Amy Reese

The effects of the drug were wearing off.

“Think Angela! That disgusting man will be back soon.”

She scanned the room. There was a filthy cot and there…on the wall, a metal framed photo. Metal!

Angela broke off part of frame and furiously chipped away pieces of the window frame.

Footsteps!

They were getting louder. Her heart was racing as she worked faster, fingers bleeding, when the door behind her crashed open.

“Are you okay ma’am?”

Angela turned in terror and collapsed into the arms of the detective.

kat ~ 14 January 2016
(91 Words / Genre: Suspense)

A flash fiction story for Friday Fictioneers weekly challenge based on the photo above provided by Amy Reese. Thanks to Rochelle Wiseoff-Fields for hosting. Read other stories or enter your own by clicking HERE.

38 Comments | tags: Friday Fictioneers, kidnapped, rescue, terror, trapped | posted in 100 and Under, Challenges and Writing Prompts, Flash Fiction

January 14, 2016

Echoes of my Neighborhood

By Kat Myrman

It’s Thursday and time for another entry in response to my friend Jacqueline’s photo challenge. A little glimpse into the place I call home.

This is a night view from the edge of my neighborhood. In the distance the famous Roanoke Star atop Mill Mountain watches over us all as we sleep.

…and for fun, I am adding a view of the floor in my kitchen…of my feet in fact…as they appear next to the front paws if my English mastiff puppy who hasn’t finished growing yet!!!! Welcome to my world! Haha!

Send your own photos from home by connecting HERE! Happy Thursday! 😊

22 Comments | tags: big paws, english mastiff, feet vs paws, night, roanoke star | posted in Challenges and Writing Prompts, Digital Art & Photos, Humor, Random Thoughts and Musings

January 13, 2016

…on a Mission

By Kat Myrman

Photo Credit: Etol Bagam

“Are you sure you have the right address? This is an odd place…”

“Yes…I’m sure.”

“How about the date and time. Maybe…”

“Look! Here’s the letter! This is the place. Today’s the day…and we’re right on time! I knew this would be a waste of time!”

“Well, they might just be running late. Let’s give it a few more minutes.”

A door slammed. Minutes later a frail white-haired man shuffled toward them mumbling gibberish to himself. He cocked his head to the side, eying them both.

“Which one o’ you is her? I don’t have all day here.”

“I’m Sarah Morgan. The one who conta…”

“Yeah yeah, well here’s what ya’ came for. Don’t you be blabbin’ about where you got it. I told ya, I don’t want no trouble…ya hear?”

Sarah took the envelope and pressed it to her heart. Inside was the name and address of the couple that adopted her daughter…against her will.

She typed the address into the gps. “Let’s go.”

kat ~ 13 January 2016
(169 Words)

This story is a flash fiction challenge prompted by the photo above by Etol Bagam and provided by my friend PJ at FFfAW (Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers). Read other stories or enter your own by clicking HERE.

37 Comments | tags: Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, on a mission, the letter | posted in Challenges and Writing Prompts, Flash Fiction, Random Thoughts and Musings, Under 300 Words

January 13, 2016

Eternity’s Bridge

By Kat Myrman

purplesky

Here
within
this moment,
pause, suspended
between once upon
and come what may,
midway there
from here
to
now
let go
be present
breathe in, breathe out
practice mindfulness
eternity
in theory
is not
when.

kat ~ 13 January 2016

A descending/ascending nonet for Jane Dougherty’s poetry challenge this week. The challenge is to write a short poem using the prompt “Bridge”. If you would like to read other poems or enter your own, please click HERE.

28 Comments | tags: breathe, Bridge, Challenge, eternity, mindfulness, moments, nonet, Poetry | posted in Challenges and Writing Prompts, Nonets (9 Lines/9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1), Poetry