Thinking about vacations again... scary ones.

"Gary had a nose for deals; his mother said, “Like a pig for truffles.” He could outmaneuver any salesperson, and send scammers begging for mercy. So when time-share agents approached him on his beach vacation (half-off airfare, and two nights free at the resort) Gary agreed readily. It simply stank of opportunity."

https://ko-fi.com/Post/Time-Share--a-flash-fiction-story-about-getting-d-N4N2NMO94

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Home is where my garden is!

Just a little sketch in honor of the much-needed rain today.

#art, #artwork, #gardening, #PNW, #snails, #cottagecore, #cute, #illustration, #mushrooms

"The apartment was trashed. Not messy – more like a bear went looking for honey inside all her furniture. Everything was shredded. Broken glass and slivers of wood clicked and snapped beneath my shoes.
Jeannie was nowhere to be found."

-- from "Jeannie's Crystal Shop" my newest short story about change, and what changes us.

Available for free on Ko-fi:
https://ko-fi.com/post/Jeannies-Crystal-Shop--A-psychedelic-flash-ficti-P5P4MNZSE

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"Presently there were lights. They cavorted between clumps of reeds, and peeked from the gnarled branches of ruined trees. They were trying to beguile, but all she felt was suspicion. She wasn’t born yesterday. There were spirits about, and if she were really unlucky, Fey."

From 'The Hardest Path' my flash fiction fantasy story of a young woman's determination. Read it for free on Ko-fi:

https://ko-fi.com/post/The-Hardest-Path--a-fantasy-flash-fiction-story-o-T6T4M9MVL?justpublished=true&alias=The-Hardest-Path--a-fantasy-flash-fiction-story-o-T6T4M9MVL

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