Contest entry: Prompt Quote. “It’s the questions we can’t answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he’ll look for his own answers.” — Patrick Rothfuss. …

Contest entry. Had to be about royalty, so I made a little fable about Steve and MarieAnne. ’Twas a princess who lived so long ago, but not so far away. She lived in a castle atop a hill. A hill just over there. She was all alone. She had been…

My friend a mirror and kind eyes I have a magic mirror on my wall. While it doesn’t tell me I’m the fairest of all, It makes me look better than I am. Other reflections show truth, mine a kindly sham. In the morning, I am bright and sunny. At night…

Maybe we need ready-made Americans. Maybe we need immigrants. — What makes an American? Do you have to kill for it? Fight our wars? Or buy it like Rupert Murdoch? Do you have to be born here? Or can you just want to be one? Risk it all for an idea, a concept. Is it enough to fulfill Emma’s wish…

The prompt was the title — Forgiveness. No dialogue. It’s short, a little more than 600 words. Nice review: Nicely written details. Good characters and nice storyline. Good presentation. Enjoy. It was never easy for Flora. Bess, the older sister was smarter. Dora, the younger was prettier. Flora was just…

Prompt: The Unicorns and Mermaids are on the verge of war or war has already broken out. Spin tales of what happened to bring this about, how the war is going, or who wins and why/how. …

Prompt: It’s the last day of your character’s old life. Tomorrow is the beginning of a new one. How does your character spend the final 24 hours of the only life they’ve known up until now? Nice review: Awesome story. I wish it were really possible scientifically. It is just…