Grandma’s Foresight
By Cathy Collar (Be thankful)Over the river and through the woods, to Grandma’s house we go.V-8 horse knows the way, power to stay,to get us through the snow.Over the river and through the...
View ArticleWhen Snowflakes Fall
By Cathy Collar (Got You Covered) I open my door and step out into the dark night. The cold wind tosses my long dark hair into my eyes. As I look up toward heaven, large soft snowflakes mingle with...
View ArticleThe Big Brain Freeze Out
By Cathy Collar (Spoon~Public~Free) FAIRBANKS 50TH ANNUAL BIG FREEZE CELEBRATION.My eyes excitedly took in the banner stretched across Main Street as I drove into town. I smiled to myself. I was ready....
View ArticleThe Medallion
The MedallionBy Cathy Collar (Sister Sparrow Design Visual Prompt) Sophia braced herself against the rough cold wall as large rocks tumbled from above. The avalanche of stone slowly subsided. Holding...
View ArticleThe Visitor
The VisitorBy Cathy Collar (Orphanage~ Valentine's Day ~ Murder)Valerie watched with concern from her second story window of the Blue Ridge Orphanage. The building she had called her home since her...
View ArticleThe Life of a Bench
By Cathy Collar (Visual Prompt ~ Bench Photo)SpringSpring has sprung! I sit in the park and watch the trees slowly transform from dead like sticks into gorgeous waves of emerald green leaves. My...
View ArticleThe Banshee's Bargain
By Cathy Collar (The Hero Must Die)The night was black as onyx, with nar a sliver of a moon in the sky. That is when he heard it, the dreaded Banshee’s cry. Thomas O’Brian sat by the fire in his...
View ArticleInside the Swirl
By Cathy Collar (Celia Rhodes Photography) ~ Image 1 A terrorizing scream exploded from the elegant county house. Penelope dropped her gardening shears and looked up in horror. Her beautiful spring...
View ArticleRunning Wild
By: Cathy Collar (Outside Looking In)The howl of the wolf pack spirited through the still night air. It resonated through the canyons, ricocheted off the trees then caught a ride on the wind searching,...
View ArticleTess the Mess & The Buzz Worm
By Cathy Collar (Pick Your Poison) I don’t know if I have ever told you this, but I use to live in the city. Yes, I know it’s hard to believe, but it’s true. I had a bad habit of escaping from my yard...
View ArticleMr. Whisker's Lesson
By C. L. Collar (Back to school!) Samantha watched the small white mouse on her desk slowly transform back into its former stuffed state. She sighed. Why was this so hard? She had only been back to...
View ArticleJaded
By Cathy Collar (Short Scary Stories - Rock) Tara slowly made her way up the steep dry creek bed carefully examining the rocks under her feet. This was Wyoming and she was on the lookout for some...
View ArticleThe Gift
By C. L. Collar (Short Scary Stories - Scissors) Trisha sighed as she fell back onto the plush goose down comforter that covered her grandmother's bed. "Oh Grammy, why did you leave me now when I...
View ArticleArmand and the Satyr
By C.L. Collar (Short Scary Stories - Crushed)"We have to do something now!" Ingmand pummeled the large wooden table of the banquet hall with his oak club. "We've already lost five of our best...
View ArticleAmber's Awakening
By C. L. Collar (Short Story Prompt: Dusk-Carve-Middle) Amber “ The Stone Of Longevity” ~ I am a stone that is warm to the touch. I absorb negative energy and transmute it into positive forces that...
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