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You can listen to me read this story on episode 97 of The Word Count Podcast. Listen to the episode. The Rules of Meerkats Ricka is a good meerkat. She follows the Rules of Meerkats as well as any young pup in the burrow, reciting the five rules with the other pups twice a day,… Continue reading Read my flash story “The Rules of Meerkats” written for R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST
I have a new flash fiction story at The Word Count Podcast, and it's called "The Rules of Meerkats". The story prompt for this episode was the phrase "strength in numbers", and a photo of a group of meerkats: Listen to the episode. The other stories in this episode are: Bill Kirton & Eden Baylee – “A… Continue reading Listen to my new flash story “The Rules of Meerkats” on THE WORD COUNT PODCAST
As I write this, I've just read about another day of protests and resistance in the US and elsewhere in the world and I wish all of those protesting strength and endurance and safety. I have no grand words to say right now but I think the words "there is no peace without justice" convey… Continue reading Read my new flash story “Owl, Girl, Rooks” written for THE WORD COUNT PODCAST
Here is my latest story written for R.B. Wood's Word Count Podcast. You can hear me read this story too. Listen to the episode. COME AND SEE Every night when Leyla falls asleep in her bunk aboard her parents’ old space freighter, she hugs Bear close. She burrows her face into Bear’s plush grey fur… Continue reading Read my story “Come and See” from THE WORD COUNT PODCAST
There's a new episode of The Word Count Podcast, and it includes a new flash story by me called "Come and See". Our story prompt for this episode was a photo of an adorable koala, and it was a prompt, "inspired by the horrific fires and loss of animal life in Australia". Listen to the… Continue reading Listen to my new flash story “Come and See” on R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST
This story was written for the first Word Count Podcast episode of 2020. The prompt for this episode was a picture of a white rat. My mind went to the lab and into the maze. Listen to the episode. Maze and Buttons When Rat wakes up in the dark warmth of his nest, the first… Continue reading Read my flash story “Maze and Buttons” from R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST
The first episode of the Word Count Podcast for 2020 is now live, and it includes my rat story "Maze and Buttons". Listen to the episode. Our theme this year is animals, and the photo prompt for the episode was the white rat cutie below. I thought of the many rats and mice that have… Continue reading Listen to my new flash story “Maze and Buttons” on R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST
The Halloween episode of R.B. Wood's Word Count Podcast is now available for your listening pleasure! This time, the story prompt was a very evocative photo of trees in fall. Listen to the new episode. My mind went off to monsters and creatures and horrors lurking beneath the surface of our everyday lives. The result… Continue reading Listen to my new flash story “Essie’s Chain” on R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST
The photo prompt for the latest episode of The Word Count Podcast was this gorgeous image below. Listen to the episode. I knew almost right away that I wanted to write a love story for this prompt, but I wasn't quite sure what KIND of love story it would be. And this is what happened.… Continue reading Read my flash story “Becca and the River” – written for R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST
The latest episode of The Word Count Podcast is now available, and it includes my story "Becca and the River". Listen to the latest episode. This month's story prompt was the gorgeous fall photo below: This time, I almost missed the deadline. Well, I did miss the deadline, but R.B. Wood kindly waited for my… Continue reading Listen to my new flash story “Becca and the River” on R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST
My latest story for R.B. Wood's Word Count Podcast is called "For Old Times' Sake" and it is based on this photo story prompt: Listen to the episode with my story. For Old Times' Sake Jessica is walking a trail by the Giant's Causeway with Emily, wondering what the hell she's doing there. She's… Continue reading Read my new flash fiction story “For Old Times’ Sake” – written for R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST
I have a new flash story on the latest episode of R.B. Wood's Word Count Podcast. Listen to the latest episode of The Word Count Podcast. The story is called "For Old Times' Sake" and it was inspired by the photo story prompt below: The other stories in this episode: Bill Kirton – “The Card” W.… Continue reading Listen to my new flash story “For Old Times’ Sake” on R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST
My latest story for the Word Count Podcast was based on the picture story prompt below. I started writing a very different story than this one, but the news headlines about children in cages were on my mind, and eventually, another story came to me. Listen to the latest episode of the Word Count Podcast.… Continue reading Read my flash story “When the Dragons Came” from R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST
I have new flash story on the latest episode of R.B. Wood's Word Count Podcast, and the story prompt this time was the beautiful picture below. Listen to the episode. I was actually writing a different story for this episode, but ended up changing it because of the headlines I've been reading lately about children… Continue reading Listen to my new flash story “When the Dragons Came” on R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST
This month, our story prompt for The Word Count Podcast was the following image: Listen to the episode. My thoughts wandered a bit when it came to story ideas for this, but in the end, I wrote a story that is somewhat connected to another story I wrote for the podcast: Nemesis, from 2016. After… Continue reading Read my story “After the Fall” from R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast
My new flash story "After the Fall" is part of the latest episode of R.B. Wood's Word Count Podcast. This time around, our photo story-prompt as a beautiful, springtime photo: My story this time is a sort of quiet character piece, I guess, and somewhat related to another flash story I wrote for the Word… Continue reading Listen to my new flash story “After the Fall” on R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST
The story prompt for this episode of the Word Count Podcast was the gorgeous photo below. Listen to episode 85 "Pretty as a picture" was my first thought when I saw this photo, and that thought made my mind veer off into some dark, strange places... Knock Knock "Knock knock, who’s there?" I flinch when… Continue reading Read my new flash story “Knock Knock” from R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast
Episode 85 of R.B. Wood's Word Count Podcast is now available for your listening pleasure. It includes my flash story "Knock Knock", a take on the haunted house story. Our story prompt this month was this beautiful photo: Listen to the episode. Episode 85 also includes these stories: Bill Kirton – “A Matter of Love and… Continue reading Listen to my new story “Knock Knock” on R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast
There's a brand new episode of The Word Count Podcast available for your listening pleasure, and this time, the story prompt was this picture: Listen to the new episode. This time around, I came upon a story idea and thought I knew how I wanted it to end, but when I was writing it, actually… Continue reading Listen to my new flash story “The Body” on R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast
My story for the latest episode of R.B. Wood's Word Count Podcast is called "In the Grove", and it was inspired by the photo story prompt: My imagination took off in a different direction this time, and I ended up with a story that is rather more horror than fantasy. Listen to my story on… Continue reading Read my flash fiction story “In the Grove” from R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST
Maria Haskins 