jrhughes (57)in #life • 7 years agoIntroducing my Love: @MadGamesThat's the love of my life, two years ago, tying two Christmas trees to the roof of our truck because the kids…jrhughes (57)in #diy • 7 years agoA Room Reborn - aka "Where the Hell has Jess Been?"Several weeks back I posted the photo above as part of my BNW Photo Challenge Series and I got a lot of nice…jrhughes (57)in #writing • 7 years agoLovestruck - A Bloody Modern Fairy Tale - Part TwoRead Part I Twelve months ago to the day, Lizzie had come down from Princeton for a “girls’ night.” We had made…jrhughes (57)in #writing • 7 years agoLovestruck - A Bloody Modern Fairy Tale - Part OneThe sun is just dipping toward the horizon when the knock I've been expecting for seven months comes at last. My hand…jrhughes (57)in #fiction • 7 years agoDroneNOTE: This story was written for the Scribes and Scribblers Writing Competition. It's the first thing I did as a…jrhughes (57)in #fiction • 7 years ago5-Minute Freewrite Collaboration - DEVIL DOGCelebrate! Today's Five-Minute Freewrite is so special because it is the 100th daily prompt, and @mariannewest…jrhughes (57)in #fiction • 7 years ago50 Word Story - TimeTime You heal all wounds, they say, and smile sympathy. I tuck away treasured, torturous pictures, and wait. You…jrhughes (57)in #fiction • 7 years agoHair o' the Dog - Part 3 of 3Start with Parts 1 and 2 But it isn’t a gun. Nor is it a box of memories. It’s worse. As my dead wife’s…jrhughes (57)in #fiftywords • 7 years agoJoyful Loss - A Fifty Word Short StoryJoyful Loss Locks drift to the floor, landing hard. Eleven years I’ve cultivated this: you, more your own than mine.…jrhughes (57)in #fiction • 7 years agoHair o' the Dog - Part 2 of 3Start with Part 1 It's just ahead. A beacon of light in the darkness. Surrounded by the crumbling structures of…jrhughes (57)in #fiftywords • 7 years agoRegret - A Fifty-Word StoryWhen I saw this morning that @miniature-tiger was resurrecting the 50-word short story, I about squealed. I tend to be…jrhughes (57)in #fiction • 7 years agoHair o' the Dog - Part 1 of 3Sound is first to return. Shuffling. Moans. Grunts I don't care to know the cause of. Next I feel the mattress where…jrhughes (57)in #fiction • 7 years agoToothache - Day 71 Five-Minute Freewrite PromptImage courtesy of Geralt via Pixabay Toothache The creature sat contemplating the leftovers around him. He…jrhughes (57)in #fiction • 7 years agoI'm Back with "Annie's Surprise"Oh my goodness it is good to be back! I have been nine days without my laptop, waiting for the logic board then…jrhughes (57)in #sevendaybnwchallenge • 7 years agoSeven Day B&W Challenge Day 6 -Little LovelyYes, I have violated the terms of the challenge. I have failed due to dramatic circumstances beyond my control and…jrhughes (57)in #sevendaybnwchallenge • 7 years agoSeven Day B&W Challenge Day 5 - CaughtThank you @carolkean and now also my new friend @erodedthoughts (whose Horrible Art Monday Contest is not to be…jrhughes (57)in #sevendaybnwchallenge • 7 years agoSeven Day B&W Challenge Day 4 - ViewThank you @carolkean and now also my new friend @erodedthoughts (whose Horrible Art Monday Contest is not to be…jrhughes (57)in #fiction • 7 years agoThe Loneliest Number - Gmuxx Art Prompt Writing Contest EntryCharles soared through the clouds, Nancy’s hand in his. Her girlish laughter belied the thirty-two years they’d been…jrhughes (57)in #sevendaybnwchallenge • 7 years agoSeven Day B&W Challenge Day 3 - WindowThank you @carolkean for nominating me to do this photo challenge. In turn, I nominate @pegasusphysics, and present…jrhughes (57)in #politics • 7 years agoMy Hope for #MeTooUntil now--other than private conversations with friends and family--I’ve stayed out of the #metoo movement, but as a…