Monthly Archives: June 2011

FLASH FICTION FRIDAY – F3 – CYCLE 36 – IN A BLENDER: THE BEST LAID PLANS

Posted on 23 June 2011 by VeronicaThePajamaThief

Write a story with two buddies, Dean and Jerry. It can be any genre you want, it can go any direction you want. But Dean has to be the straight, suave guy and Jerry the bungling buddy.  Prompt: A Buddy story … Continue reading →

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I WONDER…

Posted on 20 June 2011 by VeronicaThePajamaThief

I WONDER… By Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw I wonder… A young woman sits at the table across from me at the Food Court. She seems lost in a moment, and has a smile on her face that can only be described … Continue reading →

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TIME LAPSE VIDEO OF MILKY WAY GALAXY AND THE MOUNTAIN

Posted on 20 June 2011 by VeronicaThePajamaThief

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NYQUIL DREAMS

Posted on 17 June 2011 by VeronicaThePajamaThief

NYQUIL DREAMS By Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw (Author’s note – NYQUIL DREAMS is the first non-fiction story that I have posted here.  My original intent was to post only the fiction stories that I write for other sites.  However, after the … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FRIDAY – F3 – CYCLE 35 – TEENAGERS IN SPACE: FIRST KISS

Posted on 16 June 2011 by VeronicaThePajamaThief

Prompt: Themed word list: Plutonium, galaxy, robot, photon, and lasers Genre: Sci-fi, Sci-fi/coming of age or sci-fi/romance Word Count: 1,300 words Deadline: Thursday, June 16th, 2011, 6:30 pm EST FIRST KISS By Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw “OMG!  No way… no fucking way, girl!” “Marie Angélique Bélanger!  … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – Raymond Chandler’s FAREWELL, MY LOVELY

Posted on 11 June 2011 by VeronicaThePajamaThief

Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler My rating: 5 of 5 stars The New Yorker put it best… “Chandler wrote as if pain hurt and life mattered.” Chandler’s rich prose, his multi-faceted protagonist and often one-dimensional “bad guys” defined a … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FRIDAY – F3 – CYCLE 33 – THE CONSPIRACIST: AND MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP

Posted on 2 June 2011 by VeronicaThePajamaThief

Prompt: Write a story based on a common conspiracy theory Genre: Any Word Count: 1000 words Deadline: Thursday, June 2nd, 2011, 4:30 pm EST AND MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP By Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw In February of 1962, President John F Kennedy met … Continue reading →

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