No Story Today
I have no short story today for LoStoWriMo. I had a storytelling gig followed by a class auction project meeting, and I'm done for the day. However, yesterday evening I did work on edits for a short story that I hope to be able to present to you in the near future. I'll let you know the details about that when the time comes.

Bedtime Story, Story #7
Lucia likes to hear the story of her birth. Sometimes she wants to hear what "rrrrrreally happened" at the hospital, and other times, she wants to hear about when she used to be a bunny or a sweet pea. For today's LoStoWriMo post, here is the story of when Lucia was a star:BEDTIME STORYOnce upon a time, a man and woman took a walk at night. They held hands, looked up into the sky, and said, "Oh,

A Six Word Story (Story #6)
Little went according to plan yesterday. I complicated the busy day by locking the keys in the car. I was thankful that Bede was working at home instead of Across the Water, so Lucia and I waited at the school for him to come by with his set of keys.Today's short story is very short indeed. I am invoking the Six Word Story clause, by which I mean that I get to write a six word story as a

Gold, Silk and Salt, Story #5
Today's story for (LoStoWriMo) Local Story Writing Month is based upon the Grimms' fairy tale "Love Like Salt." I welcome comments that indicate you read the story, but you need not write anything more complicated than "Marked as read." I won't respond to the comments except to thank you at the end of the day, but I will visit your blogs if you have them.GOLD, SILK AND SALTA king had three

A Fable, Story #4
Today's short story is a fable. Yesterday, I worked on revisions for a short story that's been in process for awhile, so today's Local Story Writing Month offering is brief. A FABLEOne Saturday morning, a father took his young daughter to the library to look for some books. However, the father only wanted books with clearly defined morals. “There are many wonderful picture-books I can recommend