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Summer Time

Tara JoJuly 6, 2023

How many times have we discussed this, the tent, the chairs, everything has its place. Why is there a chair in the trees? No one has set up the camp kitchen! The fire hasn’t even been set up, forget actually lit and […]

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No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister

Tara JoJanuary 6, 2023

No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister is a beautifully written celebration of the power of fiction to enrich and transform our lives. The novel follows nine diverse readers who are each impacted in unique ways by Alice’s debut novel, a work that […]

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2022 friday fictioneers

The time had come

Tara JoSeptember 1, 2022

She could see it across the yard, she knew she had to, but that didn’t make it any easier She knew what waited, it wasn’t her first time heading to the shedEvery few weeks it was required of her, the expectation had […]

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Family Recipes – Griddle Cookies

Tara JoOctober 6, 2020

Griddle Cookies You make these on a griddle, and the dough freezes well. 3 1/2 c sifted flour1 c. sugar1 1/2 tsp baking powder1 tsp salt1/2 tsp baking soda1 tsp pumpkin pie spice1 c. shortening1 egg1/2 c milkCut shortening into dry ingredients, […]

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100words 2020 friday fictioneers writing prompts

I must explain

Tara JoSeptember 26, 2020

As she walked around the curve in the road, she slowed, dragging her feet through the gravel and dust. She could handle it, she thought, the note weighting down her backpack.   How would they react? She knew if she could just explain […]

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100words 2020 friday fictioneers writing prompts

Final Notice

Tara JoSeptember 19, 2020

I hear the shuffle of steps below but can’t make out the quiet conversation. It is too late or maybe too early for visitors.I slip out my window and look over the porch rail, but it is too dark with the streetlights […]

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100words 2020 friday fictioneers writing prompts

The store

Tara JoSeptember 12, 2020

She pulled against Mom’s hand as they walked down the street, eager to reach their destination. She had seen the sign as they drove by to setup their camp on the beach.  The store had been there every year, but never open […]

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100words 2020 friday fictioneers writing prompts

The order

Tara JoSeptember 4, 2020

You can barely see him on the other side of the glass, shoulders hunched over the bench, tools close at hand Each movement carefully planned as he selects a tool, and with hammer starts the pattern The children look on, wanting to […]

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100words 2020 friday fictioneers writing prompts

Family

Tara JoAugust 28, 2020

Friday Fictioneers 8-28-2020 He could see the flames dancing from the top of the hill but could not hear the crackle and pop of the fire. He was not sure if it was the house or the barn. He ran quickly, lungs […]

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2020 friday fictioneers writing prompts

The Dare

Tara JoAugust 23, 2020

The Dare

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