Tag Archives: WIPs

Wednesday Words: A New Hope

I hope everyone is having a perfectly hopeful Hump Day because as you know, hope springs eternal, there’s a new hope in Star Wars and…okay. I’ll stop now. In case I haven’t hammered it home yet, today’s #1lineWed theme is … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: Freedom Isn’t Free

Time for another snippet to fit the weekly theme for Twitter’s #1lineWed. Today is all about being **Free/Freedom**. To set up the scene for this snippet, Smoke has been arrested for…reasons. 😉 Enter Clarice Shepherd, the Dallas attorney on retainer. … Continue reading

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Tuesday Treats: Mini Boston Cream Pies

Boston Cream Pie is one of those desserts that is not what people think it is. Pie? Uhm…not really. Cake? With gooey stuffs and chocolate icing? Oh yeah! These are easy, yummy and mostly bite-sized. What’s not to love? Prep … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: Hello Darkness

Another week rolling along and here it is Wednesday again. Time for #1lineWed and it’s **DARK** theme. Here’s an unedited snippet from NIGHT FIRE. Leigh has been awake for almost 24 hours. She walked out of her bathroom to find … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: Alone and Lonely

Another week halfway done, another #1lineWed theme to use for inspiration or to find in our WIPs. 😉 Today’s theme is **ALONE, LONELY**. When writing romance, there has to come a time when these feelings hit and hit hard. Smoke, … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: Open Mic

Once again, Hump Day (aka Wednesday) has arrived and with it a new #1lineWed theme. Today’s is **OPEN**. So…being open to posting something with the word or idea of **OPEN**, I went searching and found this snippet, jotted down as … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: Curious Curiosity

We live in a curious world that is made more wonderful by curiosity. At least that was my thinking when I picked this week’s #1lineWed theme. As you’ve probably guessed, if you are curious at all, the theme is **CURIOUS/CURIOSITY**. … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: April 19th

Even 22 years later, April 19th still has a profound effect on my life, on my family’s lives, and the lives of thousands of Oklahomans. For those who don’t know, I was one of the first responders the morning a … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: Fool

Ah, April–the month of showers and fools. Today’s #1lineWed is all about **FOOL**. Suffer a fool, fool’s gold, foolish dreams, fool me once…the possibilities are endless. Revisiting a bit of free writing I did for Penumbra Papers brings us a … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: Fragile

Another Wednesday, another #1lineWed prompt. Today is sponsored by the word **FRAGILE** and doesn’t that present all sorts of possibilities? In odd moments, I’ve been revisiting Roman, our intrepid gargoyle Sentinel and the Legate of New Orleans, if you are … Continue reading

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