Tag Archives: Harvey Heilbrun

Hands

Hands Hands – So many lines to follow. It is said that a palm reader can predict your future by searching out the different lines in your hand and where they lead to and where they come from. As you … Continue reading

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The Wedding Spider

Writer’s Prompt 2/5/19 You’d never believe me if I told you that I ______________, but it’s true, and I can prove it. The Wedding Spider Spiders: Any of numerous arachnids of the order Araneae, having a body divided into a … Continue reading

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Ode to Winter

Ode to Winter The blustery winds cast a chill upon the air. The outdoor chimes ring as our house shakes with each push and pull. It’s cold outside; Too cold to explore, to be present without some protection We’re stuck … Continue reading

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Treasure Box – part 2

 Treasure Box – Part 2 Finding the park was no problem. I’d been there many times as a child. Where to find the missing shoe was a bigger problem. I looked around for anything unusual. I checked the phone wires … Continue reading

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The Treasure Box

Today’s prompt 1/21/19: You’re a construction worker, and while in the middle of a dig to build a new building, you stumble upon a box with contents in it. There are five very specific items in it, along with a … Continue reading

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I hear you knocking…

This week’s writing prompt is: You’re traveling in a rental car when you hear the thumping of a flat tire. You pull over and discover the thumping is not coming from a flat, after all, but from the trunk. What … Continue reading

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The End of the Road

The End of the Road This past Tuesday’s writer’s prompt had me thinking about a moment where I came to the end of the road with something important in my life. I was to write a scene wrapped around that … Continue reading

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The Once and Future Me

The Once and Future Me There are many thoughts that run through my head as I plan for the upcoming year. I don’t want it to be like all of the year’s past. I wake up each day looking forward … Continue reading

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A Night Out

My son got me the Writer’s Digest 2019 calendar for Christmas. It has prompts for each day of the year. Here’s one: Writer’s prompt 1/1/19: “You bolt awake… but you’re not immediately sure what awakened you. You blearily fumble for … Continue reading

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How is everything?

How is Everything? We went out to eat with friends the other day at a local restaurant. As usual, the waitress came up to the table and asked us, “How is everything?” As in most cases, all it takes is … Continue reading

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