The Tale Of The Travelling Bard - Part Two

The Tale of the Travelling Bard - Part Two

Welcome to part two of the Tale of the Travelling Bard, though it stands alone. This is the story of the bard’s Father, as he finds out what his son has made of himself out on the road, and how his son’s profession has changed the way he interacts with the bards that pass through town. “Sir, please, I promise to weave a tale that will keep your patrons here drinking late into the night. All I…

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The Gap Year

This week’s word is VISA, and it and I did not get along. I tried writing this three separate times, and finally am just posting one so I don’t have to look at it. I used the word as a travel visa, and we are following Andy, who decided to take a gap year, and does not regret it. It wasn’t until you tried to pack everything you needed for a year into two suitcases that you realized how much…

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This Year, I'm Me

This Year, I’m Me

This story is this week’s response to the weekly picture prompt challenge on the Writer’s Mess, and it heralds in the beginning of a new year.  Follow our narrator, as they celebrate New Year’s, and pull a full on Whoville moment where they understand it’s not at all about WHAT you have. They couldn’t have fireworks, not within city limits, and even if they could, it wasn’t really in the…

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The Tale of a Travelling Bard- Part One

The Tale of a Travelling Bard- Part One

The first short story of the month, and it is a three parter, though each part stands alone.  Follow the story of a bard with a tragic past, an unlikely success, and a dark secret.  I will admit one part of this was written right after watching Witcher Season 1, and I had bards on the brain. Welcome to part one, the story of how the bard got his start in life, this one is pretty dark. The way my…

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A Chance Encounter

The word of the week is KNOT, and I feel like I just did one with this word, but of well, it’s a good word.  This follows the story of Siobhan, who meets someone she should never have met and takes it all the way to the altar.  It’s a bit of an experiment style wise, and has more worldbuilding in six-sentences than my last novel. Enjoy! Today I tied the knot, and it was the biggest…

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Welcome to My Parlour

This was written for the weekly picture prompt on The Writer’s Mess pictured below.  Meet Selina, psychic running her small shop, a hole in the wall, to get by.  It wasn’t exactly honest work, but well, what did they expect? It had taken Selina a lot of time to get her space set up, balancing that right combination of mystery and tacky.  The fabric draped the walls, doing triple duty in…

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