RB – Simple Acts of Kindness

Welcome back to the River Blog, everybody! I hope you're all having a fantastic week. Mine's been pretty busy with work and all, but I'm getting close to the end of another chapter for my book, and I'm reading this REALLY GREAT series called The Darkwater Sage by Patrick Carr. It's an excellent fantasy series …

“Context”

“Are you following me?” (Click to continue reading.)

RBlog – Coal-Colored Contacts

Hello hello, and welcome back to the River Blog! I hope you've all had a good week. Mine's had some ups and down; I've been continuing my hour of writing every day for Lent, but I still hit some bumps, such as last night when this one scene of my book just would NOT come together. …

“Waiting Out The Storm”

Nothing. Daniel checked the city network with his laptop like clockwork every few minutes, trying to figure out what the heck was going on. Still nothing. He would have banged his fist against the keyboard if he had the energy, but the stomach flu running wild through his system only turned the anxiety into more nausea. (Click to continue reading.)

RBlog – Writing: Any Suggestions?

Hello all, and welcome back to the River Blog! Apologies for the missed update last week, it’s been a bit crazy around here with my normal day job as a sales technician selling insulated concrete forms for building houses. But I won’t bore ya’ll with that unless you find foam forms fascinating. When we last …

“Surprise” – A Snippet

They met on the park bench by the duck pond, their favorite place to sit and snuggle and watch the stars on cold nights. But tonight was different. Dave sat on one end and Sue on the other, facing each other. (Click to continue reading.)

RBlog – Musings On Sofas (And Writing)

Hello all, and welcome back to The River Blog! I'm your host, Jenn Hilty, author and procrastinator extraordinaire. When we last left The River Blog, I was posting the first "half" of "The Sofa In The Lake," the writing prompt challenge I gave myself a week to finish. Of course, this being my first time …

“The Sofa In The Lake” – Part 3

Kenny careened through the hallways, sliding on polished concrete as he whipped around corners. More millipede robots stared at him as he passed; some even turned to follow. But he didn’t notice. His ears were too full of the pounding of his own heart. (Click to continue reading.)