Hope      My children make me smile and laugh, and I tell you, I’m feeling the love. The things they do and say, tickles my heart. I’ll watch them play and it is amazing the hope they have in their eyes.

I'm a sellout. Not really. It's been a while since I have done a freewrite or been on Steemit. I want to apologize for the absence. There is really no excuses. Life just got really busy. I had to many

Day 27 - Prompt - Double Crossed Chapter 13      I screamed, "Mindy. Stop!"      She looked up at me from the bottom of the fire escape. "Mindy isn't home right now." and spun around,

Three Act Structure 3 Acts: Act 1: The Setup (Beginning) Act 2: Conflict (Middle) Act 3: Resolution (End) Act 1 – Intro, inciting incident, pinch/push Act 2 – New/old contrast, midpoint, action/dedication

Chapter 12 Day 26 - Prompt - Beacon       Mindy threw her hands up to shield her face as Doyle slung a fist. Thud! A bright flash of light exploded in Mindy's head, followed by ringing in her ears. She

Chapter 11 Day 25 - Prompt - By The Book       I could see a shadow moving underneath the door. Mindy was there, and I was going to get her, and make her confess to the murders. I would get in trouble

Chapter 10 Day 24 - Prompt - Take Care      This is it, she thought, and took a deep breath. Mindy's life had been nothing but a shit storm from the moment she was brought into this world, and now it was

Chapter 9 Day 24 - Prompt - Cookie Cutter      The next morning I got up in a good mood. I felt we made progress figuring out who murdered Maria Lakes. I turned on the TV to the local news. Nothing

Chapter 8 Day 22 - Prompt - In The Limelight      Mindy Lyons woke up with a head ached, and as she moved her hands to rub her head, the handcuffs bit into her wrist. She released a lung full of air. She

Original Picture I used for the 1st prompt Chapter 7 Day 22 - Prompt - A Red Scarf      Mat Stone sniffed a red scarf. The pleasure of the scent quivered his lip as a deep guttural moaned roared up his

Original Picture I used for the 1st prompt Chapter 6 Day 21 - Prompt - Orbit      Orbit was the most popular nightclub in the city. The who's who partied at the Orbit. It was multi cultural, and multi

Original Picture I used for the 1st prompt Last two Paragraphs From Prompt 19      "Bite," she mumbled with her knuckles shoved in her mouth. The pain would keep her in reality until she made

James Patterson's new book, Target- Alex Cross, came out in November of 2018. I picked up the book and read, and I was taken by surprise when I got to chapters 42 and 43. James Patterson mentions Bitcoin

Original Picture I used for the 1st prompt Chapter 5 Day 19 - Prompt - The Big Freeze      Mindy Lyons swallowed a lump in her throat as she walked back toward the break room. Who was the man with the

Last paragraphs from part 17      "I'm taking pictures of the factories for an article me and my colleague are writing about future space industries."      The other woman spoke up. "Oh

Original Picture I used for the 1st prompt Last paragraphs from part 16      I arrived at a side door to the first factory and stepped inside a break room. Bottles of half drunken water littered the tables.

Original Picture I used for the 1st prompt Last 3 paragraphs from part 15      He grew serious and leaned back in his chair. "Kinda of strange request."      "I assure you, your business

Sacred Oath 2019 Sacred Oath.      I take vow of Sacred Oath and pledge from this forward I will be a model of self discipline and make the changes necessary to capture my goals, and grow into a better

Chapter 3      Jail is a lonely place. Never in my life had I ever wanted to go home as bad as I did setting on that cold bunk in the city jail. I was surrounded by idiots eager to prove their manhood

Original Picture I used for the 1st prompt Last 3 paragraphs from part 14      Doyle nudge my shoulder and I followed into the office. To my surprise Mr. Turner was nothing like I had expected. I was expecting