This is my first attempt at the 50-word Short Story Challenge hosted by @jayna. You can find out more about this challenge here. Photo Credit: @foragingquietude Petey is a homeless man I share a cup of

This is my entry for the 100 Word Contest hosted by TWB. You can find out more about it here. I open my eyes to see the windshield disintegrating and shattering into rays before me. I tense up as I hold

Beneath the wild persimmon tree, Sits a girl all alone, Her back rests against the trunk, Rising above her like a throne. She sits upon the spot, Where her father's ashes lay, As she reads aloud a story,

Light comes as beams, Through the dusty window, Settling on the old oak floor, Unkempt by it's old widow. Colorful quilts that once laid on beds, Have faded to a dullness, That mimics the heartache, That

The sky is tainted with the color of blood from the war, sending families searching for lost loved ones amongst the rubble left by fires and bombs sent forth by the enemy. The winter air is harsh against

Image Source: @arrelaine13 Brash Desicions “Not now! Not now!” he says as the gas deprived car comes to a halt on the side of the winding gravel road. Rain pummels the windshield as he searches in the

This is my entry for the Constrained Writing Contest #22. You can find out more information here. I encourage you to participate. She glanced at her wrist, as she sat on the gray, stained floor of the

Standing on the shore, staring out at the calm open water. The tissue in my palm, wet from the evening. Red and blue lights glow on the under sides of the trees and boats float gently along the surface

This is my entry for the Writers Block Poetry Contest. You can find more information here. Sitting on the edge of the pier, Weathering boards underneath me, Tickling the surface of the lake with my toes,

Shattering, Into pieces, My heart lands, On jagged stone. Where did you go? I waited, You never came, For me. Disappointed, Turned down, Denied for a disgust, Never known. You brought this upon me, Pain,

This is my entry for the Writers Block Poetry Contest Week 5. You can find out more information here. The Resting Foliage Sitting in solitude, The wooden bench, Accommodating the passersby, A life spent

Source Ashes to Ashes, We All Fall Down The screams, to Maggie, come from somewhere, she has never consciously been. Her eyes roll furiously at the sight of the blade, as it penetrates her cold, pale flesh,

@markrmorrisjr is hosting a contest featuring the photo below. I encourage you to enter! You can find more on the contest here. Source As we approach a new land, searching for life, we establish ourselves

This is my entry for the new Poets United contest recently posted by @poetrybyjeremy. You can find out more information about this contest here. This contest gives three prompts to choose from. You are

Source Floating in the small oblong vessel, Twisting down the swirling waterway, Cliffs of rust and gray colored rock, Climbs high on both sides, Trees flank the narrow bank, Guiding me through the gorge,

This is my entry for the DnW Poetry Contest. you can find out more here. You sat alone at the smoky bar, A bleak expression stained on your face, Underneath I knew there was more, You longed for a romantic

This is my entry for the Steemit Poetry Contest. You can find out more information here. The sky sparkles with silver inlaid diamonds, As the milky way freely flows, Through the dark, vast abyss, Sealing

Rain floods the window panes, Mimicking the tears of my eyes, Heavy and drowning, To the ground they fall. My soul reaches, Searching for the happiness it once felt, That which is forgotten, Sits on a

This is my entry for the Constrained Writing Contest #17. You can find out more here. Present Day “Maggie? Maggie can you tell me where you are?” a feminine voice asks. My eyes open to a bright room. The