When I awoke again, I was determined to have a look around. The greys (which I called them for lack of a better word) seemed to want to help me, but I couldn’t help but think they meant to keep me prisoner. Plus, I was worried about V’x. She wasn’t a vicious animal, as the greys thought. She was a good… person. And I cared about her.Continue reading “Stink Bug – Chapter 30”
Category Archives: Writing
November is NaNoWriMo -or- Why I Won’t Respond to Your Text
November is National Novel Writing month, or NaNoWriMo for short. It’s a global challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days.
It can be done. I’ve done it three times already. I’ll be trying again this month. But don’t expect to hear much from me during November. I’ll be writing during every spare moment.Continue reading “November is NaNoWriMo -or- Why I Won’t Respond to Your Text”
Stink Bug – Chapter 29
The greys were baffled, as was I. How could they not understand talking?
‘We do not communicate this way,’ the grey said. ‘This thing that you call talking.’Continue reading “Stink Bug – Chapter 29”
What Do You Wish To Reach For?
For giggles I’m responding to a prompt from Jamie Ridler Studios. It’s called Wishcasting Wednesday and the question is ‘What do you wish to reach for?‘
It’s kind of a strange question to me. It’s not the same as ‘What do you reach for?’ but ‘What do you want to reach for?’ (It is possible I’m over thinking this a bit. I’m a scientist after all.)Continue reading “What Do You Wish To Reach For?”
Stink Bug – Chapter 28
The light was still blaring down above me when I woke. I strained to hear any sounds over the ambient buzzing that I assumed was from the light. I heard a sigh from the cage. The Vr’ak’l was still there. I rolled my head toward the sound and was surprised to find that I could move.Continue reading “Stink Bug – Chapter 28”
Common Language and the Up-Goer Five
I was having a conversation with a friend the other day and this came up. I can’t exactly remember the context, but I think we were talking about technical jargon and common language.
It turns out that there are lists of the most common words in the English language, like this one.Continue reading “Common Language and the Up-Goer Five”
Stink Bug – Chapter 27
A bright white light shown down on me when I awoke. I stared at it for a while. I was on a bed, that much I could tell. I tried to turn my head, but something held it in place. I could move my fingers. At least, I thought I could move my fingers. My arms and legs felt leaden, and I couldn’t lift them at all.Continue reading “Stink Bug – Chapter 27”
Stink Bug – Chapter 26
For a fleeting moment, I thought I could flap my arms and fly. Everything moved slowly and I seemed to hover in space. The white rock face drifted past at first, then gained speed. It startled me and I wheeled my arms to gain lift. It didn’t work. Continue reading “Stink Bug – Chapter 26”
Trick or Treat with Agents
I offer this challenge to my followers. Some of you are writers, I know. This is an opportunity to find an agent for your previously unrecognized work of literary art.
In October there comes a contest called ‘Trick or Treat with Agents,’ which is hosted by Kimberly Chase, Brenda Drake, and Dannie Morin.Continue reading “Trick or Treat with Agents”
Stink Bug – Chapter 25
The backpack must have weighed 100 pounds by the time I had it full of all the things I thought I’d need or want. Medicines, snacks, clothes, a pillow and blanket. And then the tools, and the night-vision goggles, and lastly, the rifle.Continue reading “Stink Bug – Chapter 25”
Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist 