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Wednesday Words: Where Am I?

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Silver James

Winner, winner, chicken dinner! The original 250 word snippet took the top spot in last week’s #ThursdayThreads flash fiction “contest.” Yay! When that happens, I know I’m on the right track with the story. The prompt was **Where do you … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: A Whale of a Tail

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Silver James

Time just keeps tripping along and danged if it isn’t picking up speed. Am I right? We’re the first week into November and Thanksgiving (here in the States) and Christmas aren’t far away. Last week’s #ThursdayThreads prompt was **”And there … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Scary Times

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Silver James

Happy All Saints Day aka All Hallows Day. From which came All Hallows Ever aka…Halloween. Fun fact of the day. Anyway, did everyone survive the ghosties and ghoulies out trick-r-treating? Since it’s now Wedenesday, it’s time for some words. New … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: What’s Next?

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Silver James

It’s still raining. Yay! There’s something about rainy days that make me want to curl up and write a good book. Or listen to one. 😉 Today’s #ThursdayThreads prompt asks a very serious question. **“So what do I do next?”** … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Goin’ My Way

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Silver James

For those of you who follow me on FB, you’ll remember my Saturday post featuring Callum, the IT brain of Boston’s Irish Mob. Today’s snippet is the reason he was on my mind. Well, this snippet and other scenes invovling … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Never Been There

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Silver James

Yay! I won last week’s Thursday Threads using the prompt: **She had never been there.** I thought I’d do something a little different this week. The flash fiction challenge is limited to 250 words and those scenes always get expanded … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: I See What You Did There

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Silver James

I miss the days when I could resize the image I use. Stupid FB. Ah, well. Y’all are here for the words and not the pics, right? I have new ones–words, not pics–and they evolved into a scene that was … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Tell Ya Later, Gator

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Silver James

So, tech is still hating me. Since only those who mosey over here from FB understand, I should just stop gritching about it. The thing is, to get the right photo graphic to show up over there using the “auto-feed” … Continue reading →

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Wedneday Words: Unavoidable

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Silver James

Technically, I should still be hyping CROSSFIRE. But new words are new words, even if they’re a week or so old. This was the #ThursdayThreads prompt from the last day of August: **Avoiding her was almost impossible.** It was a … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Going Live!

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Silver James

CROSSFIRE is LIVE on Amazon! Click on the cover pic graphic or the title to head over to grab it there. If the ‘Zon isn’t your preferred retailer, no worries. All the stores affliated with Draft2Digital will be going live … Continue reading →

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