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Trap Door Ignition

April 22, 2022April 21, 2022 / roughwighting / 107 Comments

rug, hardwood floor, trapped, flash fictionOhmygodohmygodohmygod. Can it be? It can’t be. (Click title for first part, Trapped…?)

I release the hook to the trap door and let it slam hard on the fingers of the person who’d been knocking below my feet on the secret door.

“Ow!” the deep voice growled. “Karen, open the door!” Continue reading →

Won’t You Be, Won’t You Be . . . My Neighbor?

August 2, 2019November 4, 2020 / roughwighting / 152 Comments

reading, newspaper, front porch, early morning, waterlogueI’m sitting on my front porch, rocking in the chair, listening to the birds chirp as I breathe in the moist morning air at 6 a.m. The sun is out, it’s already 74 degrees, and the humidity glistens on the grateful flowers. Continue reading →

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FLASHES OF LIFE

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Molly needs to find a friend to find her purr! Available from Amazon, B&N, and Borgo Publishing

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A delightful “happily ever after” picture book about friendship, courage, and believing in yourself. A finalist with International Book Awards. Click cover for Borgo Publishing.

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