Rebecca M. Douglass, Author

Last Monday of the month, and that means it's time for Fiction in 50. Blessing in Disguise is this month’s prompt from Bruce Gargoyle in his Fiction in Fifty (Fi50) meme.  You can join in this fun communal story-telling any time you like, and post any time during the month. Because Bruce is taking a haitus from blogging, I am working on taking over managing this blog hop. For now, drop in here and link to your own story, and see the remaining prompts below. I've up a page for the party . Blessing in Disguise “I can’t come. Too much work, and my car’s in the shop.” “Bummer! Growing up sucks, doesn’t it?” Kara hung up, agreeing with Marla. She wanted to join the others at the beach house for the weekend. When the first one died of the unknown disease, Kara thanked her car.  *** ©Rebecca M. Douglass, 2017 As always, please ask permission to use any photos or text. Link-backs appreciated! Welcome to Fiction in 50! The rules for participation are simple! 1. Create a piece of...

This month's prompt is: Lucky Charms Somewhere out there, someone is celebrating their ill-gotten gains. Finding an unlocked bike must have looked like a bit of luck. I wonder if they’ll think so in a day or two. That’s when the charms will wear off and the demon returns. I hope they have asbestos bike shorts.  ### Sadly, this one's inspired by someone stealing my bike this morning.* Just a bit of a revenge fantasy, that's all. Nothing to worry about. *That is, Saturday morning, as I wrote this Saturday night. Here's a memorial photo. RIP, Swift Ripe Banana. For over 24,000 miles my backside was welded to that bike. I wonder how many thousands of feet we climbed together?