Monthly Archives: July 2014

Super-Woman – Yeah Write Summer Series

Posted on July 30, 2014 by EagleAye

Super-Woman I guess I shouldn’t complain about my girlfriend, Sarah. She’s super-cute, and her green eyes are bright underneath her auburn curls. She loves SciFi movies and she doesn’t hassle me whenever I binge on Call of Duty. It’s just … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged CIA, Flash Fiction, Funny, Girlfriend, Humor, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, Superpower | 17 Comments

Sky Marshal – Friday Fictioneers

Posted on July 30, 2014 by EagleAye

Written for the Friday Fictioneers. A story, about a new kind of Sky Marshal, begins after the photo. Genre: Speculative Fiction Sky Marshal I was one of hundreds of special Sky Marshals, specifically made for a new task, grown in … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged Flash Fiction, Passenger Jet Shot Down, Short Fiction, Short Story, Sky Marshal, Speculative Fiction | 34 Comments

The Argument – Sunday Photo Fiction

Posted on July 27, 2014 by EagleAye

Written for Sunday Photo Fiction. A story, a story about an argument being more important than a momentous occasion, begins after the photo. Genre: Speculative Fiction/Humor The Argument There are few people as single-minded as scientists. A scientist might possess … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged Argument, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Ruins, Scientists, Scotland, Scots, Short Fiction, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, Starship | 13 Comments

New Boyfriend – Friday Fictioneers

Posted on July 24, 2014 by EagleAye

Written for the Friday Fictioneers. A story, about bringing home an unconventional boyfriend, begins after the photo. Genre: General Fiction/Humor New Boyfriend The dinner had gone better than Gina Cheng ever hoped. Her father, Hong-Li, said little to her boyfriend, … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction, Uncategorized | Tagged Chopsticks, Flash Fiction, Funny, General Fiction, Humor, mixed couples, mixed ethnicity relationships, New Boyfriend, Short Fiction, Short Story | 30 Comments

Simulation – Yeah Write Summer Series

Posted on July 23, 2014 by EagleAye

Simulation The bridge smelled like someone needed a shower, noted Lieutenant Commander Leander. He shifted in the command chair and scraped his elbow on the hole worn into the plastic of the armrest. All of the command team were righties … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged Dinosaur, Flash Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story, Simulation, Spaceship, VR Helmet, Warship | 20 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Container

Posted on July 22, 2014 by EagleAye

This week’s photo challenge is: Container. I struggled with this one at first. I primarily photograph nature, not grain silos. Then again there’s all kinds of containers. A seed is one, containing the DNA to to make a new plant … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature, Photos | Tagged Bird House, Containers, cuba libre, Photography, Photos, Pomegranate, postaday, Purple Martin, Travel | 4 Comments

The Perfect Trap – Sunday Photo Fiction

Posted on July 20, 2014 by EagleAye

Written for Sunday Photo Fiction. A story, about a slight miscalculation in the proper bait to use, begins after the photo. Genre: Science Fiction/Humor The Perfect Trap Splork looked down through the port hole in the bottom of the spaceship, … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged Aliens, Bait, Flash Fiction, Football, Funny, Futbol, Humor, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story, soccer ball, Spaceship | 15 Comments

A Gift From Nature

Posted on July 17, 2014 by EagleAye

A Gift From Nature After an arduous couple days at work, Shey needed some serious de-stressing. How do we de-stress? We go birding! On this day, we decided to go to McKinney Falls park which we know very well. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature, Photos | Tagged Amazing Video, Birds, Birdwatching, Eastern Phoebe, Funny Animals, Hiking, McKinney Falls park, Nature, outdoors, Video | 12 Comments

House Guardian – Friday Fictioneers

Posted on July 16, 2014 by EagleAye

Written for the Friday Fictioneers. A story, about a dramatic change in life but familiar things still remain, begins after the photo. Genre: Speculative Fiction House Guardian Val found the stuffed ram’s head while helping unpack. “Oh Karen! Let’s throw … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Fiction | Tagged Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, House Guardian, Memento, Short Fiction, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, Stuffed Animal, Widower | 41 Comments

Natural Model – YeahWrite Summer Grid

Posted on July 15, 2014 by EagleAye

Natural Model When the starship bound for a technical conference developed a power failure, we made landfall on the closest settled planet. It would take a week to repair the fault, but in that time I learned an ingenious production … Continue reading →