The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:

One. Two. Three. He caressed each bullet in the palm of his hand before slipping it into its chamber. He had done this dozens of times before but somehow tonight it felt poetic. Four. Five. Six. When the last chamber was loaded he looked across the room to the menacing man he had tied to a chair. Would today lead him to the salvation he…

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The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:

When we signed up, volunteered really, we never expected it to be more than a six month term. Three years later we are still battling over who…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:

There are three important rules one should live by if they want to survive in this world. First, always look over your shoulder. Second, never trust anyone. And third, …

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:

It was 1986. The Fly was in the theater and The Phantom of the Opera was a musical. I hadn’t seen either of them. My mom dressed me in the most hideous pink frock with puffy sleeves and…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:

I wasn’t scared. I mean, sure, I jumped but that was just a habitual response. I wasn’t scared. In fact, I’ve never been scared a day in my life. You wouldn’t think …

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:

He could feel its prickly tendrils poking through the thin cotton of his denim pockets. He wanted to remove it but was afraid…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:

June was never particularly exciting in our neighborhood. Not until the summer Rachel and Owen moved in next store. It was…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:

She kept picking at it. First her index finger to gain entry. Followed by all of them. Digging deeper and deeper despite the increasing pain. Logically she knew she should stop. It kept…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:

I wasn’t sure why I decided to visit Charlie when I did. But looking back it seemed kismet that I should show up when I did. He really…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:

The hand sized moth wings flutter around his face. Tenderly, at first, then…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:

“Stop yanking on my arm!” screeched Alice. She pulled her tender arm across her chest and…

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:

He whispered in Dan’s ear, “You are in for a real surprise when…”

The gist of it is simple. I give you the start of a line/story and you continue on. This week:

Her eyes followed the line of the shiny tools laid strategically from left to right on the wooden table in front of her. The tips of her fingers wandered over the handles as if trying to decide which one felt…”