Instagram Short Stories: That Kiss
It could never work We are from two very different worlds Your family would never approve And you would never fit through my door. But, oh, what a kiss. @annieshortstories Advertisements
Instagram Short Stories: Halloween
Spookiest Halloween. I was in 6th or 7th grade, and my choir did an exchange with a choir in Lexington, MA. Choir families put us up in their homes. After the big Halloween party, my housemate/choir friend and I walked back to her house with a few other kids. It was pitch black out. The…
Friday Night Soundtrack: Bruce Springsteen, The Rising
I wish this meant something other than I had a very rough week.
Instagram Short Stories: Recycled Beauty
Follow on Instagram Beauty. I was walking through my day, marking my time in all the usual ways. Then in one moment, I looked over, and everything changed. The ordinary became the extraordinary, the drab flashed and refuse became art. Inevitably, it was fleeting. As a good steward of the planet, I recycled it. #annieshortstories
A Little Night Music: Marc Anthony, You Sang To Me
Working on a different book tonight. The series is tentatively titled The McCaffrey Mysteries. Not sure about individual book titles yet. It’s a concept that’s been rattling around in my brain for quite a while. So I needed to go old school with music this week. I hit the Marc Anthony playlist a bit hard.…
Instagram Short Stories: A Little Coffee
Follow on Instagram At the end of a crappy day, I needed a warm lift. I set my little espresso machine to go and went to shed my work clothes for my comfy on-the-couch-clothes. When I returned, there was no doubt who understood me, who knew what I needed to brighten my dreary day. Not…
Instagram Short Stories: Vacation!
Follow on Instagram Bertie, Gertrude, and Candi were looking forward to their tropical vaca. Candi packed the tanning oil and beach hats. Gertrude managed the maps and tunes. Bertie was in charge of snacks. Loaded up and ready for takeoff, in blew a sudden storm. Alas, their flight was canceled. Instead of getting their feathers…
