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Welcome! This week we are writing to the word prompt "sharp". Find all the author's works on their blogs here so you can jump from author-to-author. Thanks for coming. Please leave comments. We love 'em!
JEAN JOACHIM (Small Town Romance)
“Does she go to school here?” the professor asked.
TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)
Sarah groaned with the thought of Charades.
JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary Fantasy)
“Sadly, he was killed last night or yesterday afternoon.”
SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Romance Suspense)
As Kelly maneuvered the boat closer to the other one, the truth of what had happened slapped her.
TRICIA ANDERSEN (Sci Fi)
That sounds a bit dramatic.
FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)
She waved a hand.
Welcome to Tuesday Tales! Each
week, authors write story snippets to word prompts. Our word for this week is
"massive."
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go to her blog and read the free story. Make sure to visit all the authors.
Thanks for your support!
Flossie
Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)
I breathed a little easier.
Tricia
Andersen (Sci Fi)
Then again, her morning was filled with all sorts of distractions such as a hangover and an alien living in her head.
Susanne
Matthews (Romance Suspense)
Would seeing the murdered women remind her of her shooting and her vulnerability?
Trisha
Faye (Historical
Fiction)
Cecile opened four quilts
containing Bertha’s handiwork and pointed out the corner squares.
Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This week our writers are creating stories to the word prompt "White". Read all the stories, which are from a variety of genres. Please leave comments. Thanks for stopping by.
Jean Joachim (small town romance)
“You painting today or working on a new table?” he asked.
“Then
maybe I’m not meant to be a nurse at all.”
Tricia Andersen (SciFi)
Here it was. The moment of truth.
Susanne Matthews (Romance Suspense)
Highway H2O as they call the St Lawrence Seaway is 3700 km long.
Trisha Faye (Historical
Fiction)
Bertha studiously tackled her new project with dedication and
intent.
Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This week our writers are creating stories to the word prompt "perfect". Read all the stories, which are from a variety of genres. Please leave comments. Thanks for stopping by.
JEAN JOACHIM (Small Town Romance)
He would have remembered such a pretty name.
TRICIA ANDERSEN (Sci Fi)
There was no point to get a tardy on her employment record when she was hauled away to Area 51. Or worse, the looney bin.
SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Romance Suspense)
To paraphrase Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own, there was no crying in police work.
TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)
“Are you up for more hours spent in a chair stitching?”
Welcome to the Tuesday Tales! Each week, authors write story snippets to word prompts. Our word for this week is "slow”.
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JILLIAN CHANTAL - Contemporary/Fantasy
“Let’s just agree to disagree.”
That didn’t mean she wanted him in the bathroom with her to ask more questions.
FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS - Cozy Mystery
It was burning a hole in my pocket, and I wanted to look at it.
SUSANNE MATTHEWS - Romance Suspense
“You’re going to use her to bait a trap?”
TRISHA FAYE - Historical Fiction
“Mother? How come all of these quilts are so plain?”
Welcome to Tuesday Tales! Each
week, authors write story snippets to word prompts. Our word for this week is
"heart." An appropriate word choice for a week that has Valentine’s
Day in it!
Click on the name of each author to
go to her blog and read the free story. Make sure to visit all the authors.
Thanks for your support!
Flossie
Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)
Next thing I knew, an icy zap pierced the base of my neck.
Tricia
Andersen (Sci Fi)
She hit me with her shoe and shouted ‘bad kitty’ at me.
Susanne
Matthews (Romance Suspense)
She straightened her back, and he didn’t miss the way she unclenched and clenched her fists.
Jillian
Chantal (Fantasy/Contemporary)
“Has Chris left the station?”
Trisha
Faye (Historical
Fiction)
She rushed home and went straight
upstairs to the trunk where she kept her fabrics and scraps.
Welcome! This week the Tuesday Tales authors are writing to the word prompt "child". Please stop in and visit each writer and read her story. Don't forget to leave a comment. We love comments!
JEAN JOACHIM (Small Town Romance)
When Charlotte was a child, she lost her mother
FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)
“Ain’t the spirits talking their heads off at you?”
TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)
Among the dead were 10 Sisters and 90 children from St. Mary’s Orphans Asylum.
TRICIA ANDERSEN (Sci Fi)
It sounds like the nesting dolls from hell.
SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Romance Suspense)
“You’re out of your ever-loving mind,” she ground out between clenched teeth, her eyes flashing fire.
JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary Fantasy)
"The girl grew up as a ward of her grandfather."
Welcome to this week's edition of Tuesday Tales. Our word prompt is SILLY. Click on the author's name to find what they had in store for you today. When you're done, return to this page and check out another author. Comments are always welcome.
Jean Joachim (small town romance)
She noticed the other
professors who would be presenting honors from different departments sat with
their wives.
Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)
She remembered his response when she suggested that they get one
of the new bicycles’ women were starting to ride about town.
Tricia Andersen - (SciFi)
The balloon figure
stomped an inflated foot and clenched its knots to its hips.
Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)
“I’m too antsy to stay inside.”
Jillian Chantal (Contemporary/fantasy)
“Or is this like Halloween where we don’t listen to what Daddy says?”
Susanne Matthews (Romance Suspense)
"People are shallow, I
agree, and there is a lot of hate out there, but it can’t possibly have
devolved to this level."
TRISHA
FAYE (Historical Fiction)
“But you have this beautiful home now. Thanks to oil.”
TRICIA
ANDERSEN (Sci-Fi)
When did something this
terrifying turn her into the heroine in her favorite historical novel?
JEAN JOACHIM (Small Town Romance)
That's where she got the
nickname "Charlie".
FLOSSIE
BENTON ROGERS (Cozy
Mystery)
Peering into the cart, she
gave an irritated snort.
SUSANNE
MATTHEWS (Romance
Suspense)
“There’s no way they knew who would answer the
call.”
FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)
For a moment his gaze rested on the darkness outside the window, before returning to me.
TRICIA ANDERSEN (Sci Fi)
After what she witnessed tonight? No amount of camomile would settle her nerves.
TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)
A twinge of jealousy shot though Cecile like a hot poker.
SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Romance/Suspense)
The child might not be his blood, but he loved him all the same.
Happy New Year and welcome to the first Tuesday Tales of 2025! Each week, authors write story snippets to word prompts. Our word for this week is "sunny."
Please stop by and check out each snippet for all the Tuesday Tales authors. Happy reading!
Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)
William never even noticed that she hadn’t finished her thought.
“Ugh. I could sleep for two days.”
Susanne Matthews (Romance Suspense)
Maggie couldn’t fault him for doing the honorable thing, but damn, it had hurt then and still did.
Jean Joachim (Historical Romance)
“Oh? Who’s asking?”
