Sunday, August 5th, 1:00pm
Whitley (and Rachael)
Whitley sits at the window. Rachael takes the seat beside her.
Whitley: You know, you look very young for your age.
Rachael: Oh. Uh, thanks.
Whitney: How do you do it?
Rachael: Oil of Olay.
Whitley: Really?
Rachael: Every day. And the fact that I’m only twenty-one helps a bit.
Whitley: Oh. I thought you were much older than that.
Next stop: Monday, August 6th, 7:00pm
Saturday, August 4th, 9:00pm
Edward and Lily
Edward: Why are you in such a bad mood?
Lily: Your psycho girlfriend stole my pet.
Edward: I couldn’t leave him with my Bella. They were getting too friendly. And anyway, she’s not my girlfriend. She’s just a psycho.
Lily: So now you get rid of the psycho AND you still have Bella locked up in my basement. What’s in it for me?
Edward: (thinks a moment) My undying gratitude?
Lily: (stares at him) Not good enough.
Edward: I did distract the cops that time. Doesn’t that count for anything?
Lily: No. You had way too much fun with it. (crosses arms and slouches) You get all the fun. All I get is the whiny, “You’ve got to let me go!” and, “I’ll do anything, just let me go!” all day while I’m trying to get my beauty rest.
Edward: (sits up straight) Anything? She said she’ll do anything?
Lily: (tiredly) Yeah.
Edward: Hmmm …
Lily: What are you thinking?
Edward: (hesitantly) Maybe she doesn’t really want to be with me.
Lily: No! You think?
Edward: Are you being sarcastic?
Lily: No! (rolls eyes)
Edward: Do you think we should let her go?
Lily: You’ll have to wipe out her memory first. You can do that though, right?
Edward hesitates, his eyes shifting back and forth.
Lily: Of course you can.
Edward continues to avoid the question.
Lily: Are you a vampire or not?
Edward: (affronted) Of course I am!
Lily: Then there’s no problem.
Edward: (uncertainly) Right.
Next stop: Sunday, August 5th, 1:00pm
Hi all! Just a note to let you know that on Sunday, August 5/18 at midnight, The Magician’s Curse will return to its regular price of $2.99.
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When a young woman falls in love with a mysterious stage magician, their passion collides with a dark family secret… Spellbinding romance awaits in this entertaining gothic tale!
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I had to go to sleep behalf way through, but got back to it after work and finished it. Good story. Interesting dilemma for an honest man in love. Looking forward to the second in the series. ~ 5 Stars – Loves to read and review, Amazon.com
This book was great. From the wonderful characters, to the amazingly believable unbelievable story line. Confused? Well, although we all know magic isn’t real, the author makes it all make sense. This story about a young woman, Herman, and the man she meets. He is trying to break a curse that was placed on his family. i feel like i would be giving away spoilers by continuing. So, just read the book and you won’t be disappointed. The only complaint i have is I wanted to continue reading the next story now. ~ 4 Stars – hlee, Amazon.com
I must say Ms. Hill writes a very engaging story about two very interesting characters who meet and fall in love. I normally do not read books with younger characters, but this talented author had me hooked from the very beginning. I love mystery with a darker side and truly enjoyed The Magician’s Curse. I eagerly await more from Ms. Hill. Hope she is a fast writer! ~ 5 Stars – Lorey Frazher, Amazon.com
If I could call my dad, he’d be amazed that I was using a wireless phone, because he died in 1978. Or maybe he wouldn’t, if he’s really watching over me.
If I could call my dad, he’d say he wishes he could meet his grandkids. Though two of them are too big to dandle on his knee.
If I could call my dad, I think he’d be proud of me for continuing his love of telling stories.
If I could call my dad, he’d be happy that I kept my sense of humour, even through all the shit I’ve been through.
If I could call my dad, he might or might not think I’m doing enough for my mother. He may just acknowledge that I’ve got enough to do already.
If I could call my dad, I’d be grateful for one last chance to give him the opportunity to make me spit tea through my nose …
If I could call my dad, I’d tell him I’m doing my best.
If I could call my dad, I’d tell him I miss him.
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Friday, August 3rd, 8:00pm
Lacey (and The Darkness) (and Andrea)
Lacey sits at the window. The Darkness takes the seat beside her.
The Darkness: Hey baby. Want to get it on?
Lacey: (turns up lip) Who the hell are you?
The Darkness: (smiles) I am The Darkness.
Lacey: You’re the … Ohhhh!
Andrea boards the bus and approaches.
Andrea: Hey Lace! You met him! (sits on The Darkness’s lap) Isn’t he, like, great? (kisses him on the cheek)
Lacey: Yeaaah…
Andrea: Did he show you the new phrase I taught him?
Lacey: I’m not sure.
Andrea: (to The Darkness) Tell her what I showed you this morning.
The Darkness: Hey baby. Want …
Andrea: Not that one! The other one.
The Darkness: (smiles) Want some honey on your …
Andrea: NO! Not that one either. You know, the other one.
The Darkness: (thinks for a moment then realization dawns) How are you today?
Andrea: That’s it!
Andrea and The Darkness start making out. Lacey stares out the window.
Next stop: Saturday, August 4th, 9:00pm
It’s Friday, and time for your Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt. Busy, busy, busy this week, getting my new release all ready to go out in a week from today. So exciting! Anyhoo, here’s your prompt:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “call.” Use the word “call” or any word that contains those letters in that order. Have fun!
After you’ve written your Saturday post tomorrow, please link it here to this week’s prompt page and check to make sure it’s here in the comments so others can find it and see your awesome Stream of Consciousness post. Anyone can join in!
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Here are the rules:
1. Your post must be stream of consciousness writing, meaning no editing (typos can be fixed), and minimal planning on what you’re going to write.
2. Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be. One sentence – one thousand words. Fact, fiction, poetry – it doesn’t matter. Just let the words carry you along until you’re ready to stop.
3. I will post the prompt here on my blog every Friday, along with a reminder for you to join in. The prompt will be one random thing, but it will not be a subject. For instance, I will not say “Write about dogs”; the prompt will be more like, “Make your first sentence a question,” “Begin with the word ‘The,’” or will simply be a single word to get you started.
4. Ping back! It’s important, so that I and other people can come and read your post! For example, in your post you can write “This post is part of SoCS:” and then copy and paste the URL found in your address bar at the top of this post into yours. Your link will show up in my comments for everyone to see. The most recent pingbacks will be found at the top. NOTE: Pingbacks only work from WordPress sites. If you’re self-hosted or are participating from another host, such as Blogger, please leave a link to your post in the comments below.
5. Read at least one other person’s blog who has linked back their post. Even better, read all of them! If you’re the first person to link back, you can check back later or go to the previous week by following my category, “Stream of Consciousness Saturday,” which you’ll find below the “Like” button on my post.
6. Copy and paste the rules (if you’d like to) in your post. The more people who join in, the more new bloggers you’ll meet and the bigger your community will get!
7. As a suggestion, tag your post “SoCS” and/or “#SoCS” for more exposure and more views.
8. Have fun!
Thursday, August 2nd, 5:00pm
Drew (and Cletis)
Drew sits at the window. Cletis takes the seat beside him.
Drew: I think I’ve finally figured out why they call them “TV dinners.”
Cletis: Oh yeah?
Drew: Yes. The philosophy of having something so simple as to be able to cook it without any preparation ahead of time, allows one to watch television whilst awaiting a delicious meal with minimal effort.
Cletis: Huh. I thought it was ’cause when you stick ’em in the microwave you can watch them go around and around, just like you was watchin’ TV.
Drew: (thinks for a moment) It could be that too.
Next stop: Friday, August 3rd, 8:00pm
Hey there, and welcome to The Escapist Coloring Club prompt! You thought I’d forgotten, didn’t you? Well, as it turns out, I just finished colouring my calendar page again. I have to get on top of it this month!
If you’d like to join the club, all you have to do is post pictures of your own colouring, your kids’ colouring, or that of anyone you know and have permission to share. This is a month-long prompt, which means you have all of August to link back here.
Here’s my before picture for July.
It was an interesting one to colour. I used both markers and coloured pencils. Not a lot of fancy shading, as most of the areas were too small.
And here’s the finished page.
Can you find the 2 snails, the spider, the caterpillar and the mouse?
I look forward to seeing all of your wonderful projects in the coming month!
Please find the “rules” below.
1. This prompt is designed for relaxation. As such, I encourage you to take your time to link your own post here, BUT, when you comment, please click the “Notify me of new comments via email” button. That way you’ll receive a notification when someone else links their project and you won’t miss anything. As with all the prompts, the more you visit others, the more your community of like-minded people grows.
2. Ping back! It’s important so that I and other people can come and read your post. To execute a pingback, just copy and paste the URL found in your address bar at the top of this post into the body of your post. Your link will show up in my comments for everyone to see. The most recent pingbacks will be found at the top. NOTE: Pingbacks only work from WordPress sites. If you’re self-hosted or are participating from another host, such as Blogger, please leave a link to your post in the comments below.
3. There will be a prompt on the first of every month. I will try to post the prompt here on my blog at 9:30am -5 GMT. The prompt will simply be photos of my own colouring project. If you would like to host this prompt on your blog on another week during the month, either once, occasionally, or on a regular basis, please e-mail me at hilllindagmaru at gmail dot com and we’ll get you set up. All I ask is that you have an active blog and that you regularly reply to comments and visit other blogs.
4. Feel free to use The Escapist Coloring Club badge in your post.
5. Have fun!
Wednesday, August 1st, 5:00pm
Michael (and DeeDee)
Michael sits at the window, reading a book. DeeDee takes the seat beside him.
DeeDee: Excuse me.
Michael: (glances up) Oh God, not you again.
DeeDee: Yeah, me again. I’ve got something to ask you.
Michael: I’m not interested.
DeeDee: Oh, I think you will be.
Michael: I’m trying to read.
DeeDee: I can wait ’til you’re finished.
Michael: I’m only a quarter of the way into my book. Good luck.
DeeDee: That’s fine. I’ll count while I wait. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, ni…
Michael: (snaps the book closed) Okay, what do you want?
DeeDee: Did you know that peanut butter was first patented by a Canadian?
Michael: (stares at her) You interrupted my reading for that?
DeeDee: It’s something everyone should know.
Michael shakes his head and goes back to his book.
DeeDee: (singing) Peanut butter jelly time, peanut butter jelly time.
Michael: (closes his book) Do you hate me?
DeeDee: A little. (starts singing again)
Next stop: Thursday, August 2nd, 5:00pm
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