Minimeder’s loyal fiction fans should be happy to learn that he now has his own fiction blog. While his previously posted stories will remain here, from now on all his fiction and poetry will appear on the new ‘Monsterbat’s Lair‘ blog. Please check it out and let him know what you think! Monsterbat (formerly Minimeder) …
Monthly Archive: March 2010
Mar 28
Minimeder Monday: Kung Fu
Minimeder Monday Kung Fu “This place really is a mess!” said John, seeing the red splatted everywhere. He looked at the knife. He slowly picked up the knife and went to the kitchen. He put the knife in the drawer and straightened the kung fu poster. “Much neater.” He then turned and bowed. He cut …
Mar 25
Friday Flash: Unwelcome Harvest
Unwelcome Harvest An old woman sat hunched over in front of the hearth, a worn quilt pulled over her lap and a steaming mug of tea clutched between her gnarled hands. Her daughter watched her with concern. “How’s the tea, mom?” she asked. The old woman adjusted her ragged green quilt, the color of dying …
Mar 21
Minimeder Monday: Run
Minimeder Monday: Run My son, Minimeder, wrote this Sunday evening. He was inspired by the events of a few hours previous. Enjoy! Run He dived for cover behind a storage box. “This may not be as easy as I thought,” he muttered. He dashed through a group of people who were eying the sights that …
Mar 17
Poem: Locket
LOCKET My locket’s glued shut I know it sounds crazy but it keeps opening when it’s not supposed to and then exposed to the world are my family photos except for the empty compartment saved for my lost friend I don’t even have a decent photo of her I remember her fur her warmth her …
Mar 15
Minimeder Monday: The Dream
Minimeder Monday My son, Minimeder, would like to post some of his writing. He’s always been an avid reader – voraciously consuming tons of Goosebumps and Percy Jackson books- and he’s written 2 Nanowrimo (Young Writers Program) novels. He hopes one day to see his name on books in the bookstore. Since we’ve started schooling …
Mar 11
Friday Flash: Revenge of the Snow Ogre
Revenge of the Snow Ogre Time was short. The sun was out in full force, and that boy was out making snowballs again. The snow ogre knew all snowmen were evil. The warmth of a beneficent heart would melt them from the inside out, even before the sun and Spring eventually ended their all too …
Mar 05
Friday Flash: The Library
The Library The thoughts and dreams of untold millions were embodied in the Library. For a millennium, a select few of Earth’s descendants amassed its vast collection from a thousand worlds and guarded it here on Mars. Ursula contemplated this irony while she watched the mob ascend the pure white steps to the platform. She …