Continue On Saturdays

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: He held her under the water ignoring the nails breaking off as they frantically dug into his hands and forearms. He could see her mouth gasping for air like a goldfish behind a wall of…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: “Take the hook out of its mouth,” my father said as he held the five inch Perch in one hand and the line in the other. I tried to grasp the base of the hook…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: I had a conference call in five minutes. Marcy had my meeting papers laid out along with some fresh pens, Post-it’s, and a note pad all ready for me. At least until I walked in…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: The little pink cross gave her the answer she was expecting but not the one she wanted. Deborah Hulia threw the plastic stick in the trash. She stared into the discolored mirror as she washed…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: The center isle of the train was filled with people standing elbow to elbow. The man in front of me smelt of cigarettes and roasted chicken. Individually that would have been alright but every few…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week: Of all the days for our store to get robbed, of course it had to be Friday the 13th. You would not think an every day run-of-the-mill bookstore would be a target for robbers but…