Happy Wellness Center

“How about ‘Happy Wellness Center’?” asked Bridgette. “Nah, that sounds like a full service place, ya know?” Stan raised an eyebrow as he looked back at Bridgette. “Essie, what do you think?” Essie sighed. “I don’t know. Look, will you guys just decide on something? We’ve been going over this for hours. We haven’t even […]

Quiet.

It’s quiet, as if noise became overwhelmed with being heard and buried itself in a secret closet. Safe from human ears weighing down upon it. Avoiding the disappointment of becoming a misheard word. Apprehensive of the expectation of what it’s supposed to be. So noise softly runs away to a place where nothing hears so […]

Songs of the Week: Rave On & Peggy Sue

I can’t remember a time when I didn’t listen to Buddy Holly. My mom always had “oldies” playing and he was among them. My very favorite song of his is “Rave On.” It’s just rad. And I threw in this video of Buddy Holly and The Crickets playing “Peggy Sue” live on The Ed Sullivan […]

WEDNESDAY PICTURE PROMPT: ONE HUNDRED(ISH) WORD STORY

Underwater Woman So, I’m underwater with this green balloon. I perform water dances for grown-up folks and child-type folks and cats and dogs and whatever else walks in front of my glass tank. I get to spend my day in the water, a solitary existence even though people surround me. They’re not climbing in the […]

Monday Night Six Word Story 6.20.22

Welcome to tonight’s six word story! Here’s how it works: Post your six word story in the comments below or post a six word story on your own blog and share a link to your six word story post in the comments. Are you new to the six word story? If so, no worries. It’s […]