Monthly Archives:September 2012

This House

September 7th, 2012 / Categories: Moose Nuggets, trifecta, words / 21 Comments »

The last strains of sunlight lingered in the corners, grasping every available point of refraction. She slid her fingertips along the glass wondering if this was all there ever was. Or could be.

She was 3 when she’d come to this house: too small to be noticed. Easy to ignore. The years since had been lackluster, joyless. Susan sighed. Today was her 16th birthday. Nobody remembered.
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Trifecta’s weekend challenge was to add 33 words to the judges’ proffered 33 words . . . moving the story along. The italicised words are Trifecta’s.

Lather, Rinse, REPEAT

September 6th, 2012 / Categories: Moose Nuggets, Velvet Verbosity, words / 3 Comments »

9:30 a.m.

Shawna gasped, turned red, and her heart began to beat a tattoo against her ribs.

“This is just between you and me, Linda. I shouldn’t have said anything. The words just flew out of my mouth.”

“It’s okay, Shawna. I won’t say anything.”

12:30 p.m.

“ . . . and then she said . . . but this is just between us, Lora, okay?”

“No problem, Linda. I understand. What happened after that?”

2:30 p.m.

“Harriet¸ you know what Linda told me today?”

5:30 p.m. Dinnertime with Dave and Shawna.

“I tell you, Dave. The women I work with are such gossips! I told Linda that in confidence!”
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I had to laugh today as I heard “this is just between you and me” repeated several times between different people. I know this is not a purely feminine thing as I have heard men repeat stories better left un-repeated. That said, it IS more often women I hear repeat the mantra “this is just between us.” Can I just say – it is NEVER just between you. Funny how those words just fly out of your mouth, eh?

Written for VV’s challenge, FLEW.

And, please, do go over and wish Velvet Happy Birthday!

Puppy Alert

September 6th, 2012 / Categories: haiku, I wanna go home!, Moose Nuggets, Moosin Around, poetry / 3 Comments »


Bring in the puppies
Batten down the hatches quick
Winds surge through Kenai

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It’s Friday Haiku with Lou. While not hurricane weather by Louisiana standards, Alaska has been experiencing some extreme winds over the past two weeks. We’ve had gusts in the 45mph range here in Kenai. Up in Anchorage on the hillside there were winds clocked at over 125 mph. Lots of downed trees and loss of power situations. It’s time to tie down everything that is loose – including the puppies.
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