Category 2022 SS Prompt 1: Jewel

I felt the familiar scratch on my finger as I absently moved the ring. Tears filled my eyes and I furiously wiped them away. Aunt Helen and Aunt Julia were kneeling beside me. “We have to go, Mable,” Aunt Julia…...

A Town called Emerald  1952 I grew up on a South African farm – actually a small-holding of 58 morgen – at Weenen, a tiny KwaZulu-Natal village not far from Tugela Ferry, which was where my father had also grown up. …...

Myra plops down onto the plush rug with a hard thump. Her tiny, frame harmlessly absorbs the sudden movement. Small fingers clutch a toy of fabric scraps sewn in the shape of a bear as a single finger of the…...

The day begins as any other—with a morning row with her father. “Vati, can you please just … not? It’s not mama’s fault.” Turning his glowering eyes at her, her father swears in rapid German; too rapid for her to…...

No one has fun going to the dentist, but what if your super power was turning men to stone when they gazed upon your face?

Where does your creativity live...?

     “Elle, Elle,” a voice whispered in the dark, “Are you sure you want to do this?”      “Yes, I have to. Just trust me please, Miri.” Elle said.      “I do trust you. It’s just weird…...