Synopsis: When Missy learns that her world is about to be turned upside-down, she ponders what her future might hold and confides in a mysterious, masked stranger. I love my job as a charitable grant coordinator, but I work too much. My friends know it. My co-workers know it. Even my dog knows it. So, … Continue reading (Fiction) The Adventures of Spidey and The Amazing Mud-Woman – NYCM SSC Round 1 Story
Author: Cindy Cook DeRuyter
Victim No More (YeahWrite Microprose #347)
As the light waned, her resolve grew. Trembling, she clutched her makeshift blade. She’d only get one chance. His flickering candle heralded his return. Unlocking the cell, he leered, then screamed as metal met flesh. She ran, victim no more.
(Fiction) Room 207 [NYCM Flash Fiction Challenge]
Jules is called to investigate what appears to be a grisly homicide on a college campus. However, as details emerge, it becomes obvious that things aren’t always what they seem.
(Fiction) Confession [Fiction War Summer Contest Entry]
My dearest Beth, I’m not sleeping well… Just when I’m about to drift off, I catch a whiff of your shampoo and I’m jolted back to reality. It doesn’t matter how many times I wash our bedding. I found some sleeping pills in the bathroom, and I’m hoping they’ll help tonight. Have I taken … Continue reading (Fiction) Confession [Fiction War Summer Contest Entry]
(Fiction) Decontamination Failure (YeahWrite Round 3)
I made it to round 3 - the top 10 contestants - in the YeahWrite Super Challenge #4. While I didn't win anything, it was still fun to stretch myself, and to get three stories out of the contest. For this last round, I was charged with writing a story that married two genres: Science Fiction … Continue reading (Fiction) Decontamination Failure (YeahWrite Round 3)
(Fiction) Paris
I entered the Fiction War Spring Flash Fiction competition, and spent the last weekend in April crafting a 990-word story to meet the prompt "Take Flight." Contest finalists were announced today; unfortunately I'm not one of them. However, this also means I'm free to share this one publicly now. Without further ado, here is my … Continue reading (Fiction) Paris
(Fiction) Lezioni Italiane [YeahWrite Super Challenge Round 2 Entry]
This was my entry into Round 2 of the YeahWrite Super Challenge #4. For this one, I had to write a story of no more than 1,000 words, using the setting depicted in the photo below for at least one scene. I also had to make at least one of the characters learn a non-violent … Continue reading (Fiction) Lezioni Italiane [YeahWrite Super Challenge Round 2 Entry]
(Fiction) Vanished [YeahWrite Super Challenge Round 1 Entry]
Kate attends a county fair for the first time in 15 years to face her past. When she confides in her new boyfriend, she gets much more than the comfort she so desperately needs.
Have You Seen This Child?
Psssst… Excuse me… Have you seen this baby? I miss him terribly. It seems like I just saw him a month or two ago...
(Fiction) Hannah and Gretchen
Author's note: I entered the Fiction War Winter Flash Fiction contest in January and had to submit a story of no more than 1,000 words using "Grimm's Fairy Tales" as the prompt. I had fun with this one, although it's a dark fairy tale (as were those told by the Brothers Grimm, of course.) I … Continue reading (Fiction) Hannah and Gretchen
