Category 2025 | 52 Scenes in 52 Weeks | Week 1: Denial

A mother takes over the building of the family fires

“Presley?” Doc M’s voice was soft, but resolute. “Still with me?” Twenty-three year old Presley Jacobs jerked her head, a single, small, involuntary movement. Once again, she had been been jolted out of a … a what? She had always…...

The heir of a powerful (modern day) empire carries out his first official act on behalf of the empire. It is all ceremony and formality and tradition...and going entirely wrong.

The author's own life in Canada is affected more than she realizes by the violence of October 7, 2023.

Judith returns to Block Island to help her family run the inn for a summer after her mother is injured. Her brother John takes a job as a lifguard; her sister Caroline looks for buried treasure.

Blake is surprised when she walks into her cafe used book store, Readalatté, as her best friend and business partner, Violet, has decorated the shop with balloons and along with the two other staff sing happy birthday to her when she walks in with her Belgian Melinois. It’s her 30th birthday, but she doesn’t like to broadcast it. Then Violet met someone new on a dating site and has no pictures to show Blake of him. Blake is worried about her friend and this new mystery man.

Set approximately 25 years after multiple crises that led to the breakdown of society, this story centers on Cora, a librarian in a small town that is supported by its excellent library. Unfortunately, she discovers that books have gone missing. Were they stolen? How will this affect the library, the town that relies on it, and Cora?

SCENE1 – INCITING MOMENT I was lost in my own thoughts. I had escaped my daily routine in the aim of creating a few minutes of peace. I wanted to retreat to my relaxed, inner thoughts and feelings and the…...

This is a story about Sammy and Grammy, a granddaughter and grandmother combo. It's served with lots of twists and turns. Not to mention a ghost or two. Don't be afraid; they are, for the most part, benign. Perhaps, even beneficial. Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

+++NOTE TO READERS+++ This is part 2 of a novel I wrote last year. The challenge will be for me to insert parts of backstory without sounding too much of a repetition. Tell me where you don’t understand things. Also,…...

    # My name is Sula Mae Low. I am twelve years old. Until today I was a twin. Sam said I was a twin no matter what. Old Man Meyers says Sam was right, but also wrong. Granny…...