BlogHide Resteemsmedusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 4 years agoTwo Inches"There will be Hell to pay if I come back in here and find the floor stickin to my goddam feet again!" Doreen stuck her stubby finger up in Jax nose. "Yes ma'am. Sorry, I'll take care of that…medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 4 years agoMonster SlayerHer blond curls rode on the breeze. Her feet danced all the way around the corner of the pond. "Help! Help Grampa!" Fred stood up from the Adirondack chair and lurched forward. "Holy cow!" He…medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 4 years agoThe Cost of Winning"Aw, he's a good lookin kid. I don't think he'd do a thing like that." Werthers moved the dish of pennies to the other side of the counter. "There's definitely money missing from the register…medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 5 years agoBlood redYou are measured not by how you love, but by how others love you...that's why it hurts. Wait, is that right? Have I got that backwards? Your worth is measured not by how others love you, but by…medusaeffect (48)in freewritegut • 5 years agoChurningWhy didn't she tell me. The feeling gnawed at the pit of my stomach. This woman called me about her ovarian cyst, her half drunk mother-in-law on the tubing outing, but now when the most…medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 5 years agoSweetnessIt was the last of summer. The bees seemed desperate making a last effort to collecting nectar. The hummingbirds, far wiser had long abandoned the fluted gems in the garden. Marla pulled the…medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 5 years agoWhite Hot MessA friend said the hottest thing about her was that she could make macaroni and cheese without a recipe. I wondered if it was any good. After all, there is a vast difference between good mac and…medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 5 years agoThe Hyena"Your nose itches." "No it doesn't." "Yes it does, I can see it."medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 5 years agoTears of Blood"It's time you learned your lesson. No one is out there and you are never going to leave this room." That's what it sounded like to Wilma, that no one understood that she loved Trap and the…medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 5 years agoThe GiverThe day had finally arrived. Colton was ten and there was nothing anyone could do about it. All afternoon he sat with his nose pressed up against the screen. His father was late as usual. Colton…medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 5 years agoThe SpiderIt was as if he didn't exist. The palm size spider laid across the rock invisible to the unsuspecting eye. Blending in caused no small yelp when the toddler's foot slipped across the surface and…medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 5 years agoThe Rocky StreamMercy snapped the leafy green twig in her hand and put it to her nose. The spicy small made her mouth water. The promise of sassafras tea pulled her from her slumber. She put the small pan on the…medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 5 years agoCreature"If you had half a brain you'd be dangerous!" His blown out cheeks were aimed at the frail looking child cowering beneath him. It was hardly his fault that Blaze was as dumb as he looked. He was…medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 5 years agoTuckaleecheeThe spiral steps narrowed on the decent. Caroline felt the stone pressing in all around her. She slowed her breathing purposefully. It was on the list, so with each step down the cave entrance…medusaeffect (48)in photos • 5 years agoAh, no...medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 5 years agoLoyaltyRooster had to be dealt with. It was awful ugly, but it fell to me to know what was good for the community. He made it through the ten steps. I had high hopes for him. He looked good when he…medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 5 years agoCopper SunTen more steps, that's all it would take. Carly latched the clasp on her leather bag. She tugged at the pencil skirt and let her chin drop to her chest to make sure her black stilettos were…medusaeffect (48)in writing • 5 years agoThe familySitting under the barely flowering rosebush she was shocked when the women mentioned her name. "Karen is harm." Karen barely knew what that meant. When she repeated it to her mother she…medusaeffect (48)in freewrite • 5 years agoThe OrdealChildren shouldn't know what it's like to have a broken heart, but sometimes they do... "G-dad, can I come to your house?" The question unraveled him. His long legs hung over the bed. It…medusaeffect (48)in writing • 5 years agoRocket manJoan couldn't do what every other child her age could do, but she was going to give it her best effort. All of the other seven year-olds loomed beside her. Although they were much bigger they…