Tag: short stories
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NTT Showcase: 7/3/25 Edition
Good day to all, and welcome to this slightly delayed NTT Showcase! As you saw from my recent post, I got behind due to some “circumstances” that slowed me down a bit. I had hoped to write a piece for this latest edition myself, but that never happened either. Oh well. Next time. There’s a…
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No Theme Thursday: 7/3/25
A good day to one and all! Back again with another round of pics for this edition of NTT! Hopefully, you find something that tickles your fancy this go ’round. 🤞 I will probably start rounding everything up for the Showcase roundabout 7/12/25, for posting the following week. Take care, enjoy and have a great…
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NTT Showcase: 6/19/25 Edition
A good day to all and welcome to this round of Showcase, where we round up all the past couple week’s fine creations in one handy, dandy self-serve post! Another fine round with lots of excellent creations, so a huge thanks to one and all for the awesome contributions! If I missed any selections, please…
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No Theme Thursday: 6/19/25
A good day to all, and welcome to this edition of NTT! 😊 It’s been a wild week for me, trying to adjust to a new environment, adjusted schedules, and all that good stuff. I’ll try to recap my recent adventures in another post in a day or so. All that said, here we are…
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NTT Showcase: 6/5/25
Good day to all, and welcome to this edition of Showcase. My apologies for missing the last few. With everything going on, it’s been tough to keep up. I have started my new job, and right now, the adjustment to working temporary days is leaving me slightly groggy to say the least. 😄 My thanks…
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No Theme Thursday: 6/5/25
Happy Thursday, everyone! I hope this day find you all happy and healthy. 😊 Back again with another installment of the ol’ NTT. Apologies I could not do a round up for the last edition. Lots going on these days. I’ll be posting about that later. possibly today if I can get it drafted. Anyhow,…
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No Theme Thursday: 5/15/25
A good day to all, and welcome to this edition of NTT. 😊 Apologies for the hiatus, but it was a necessary one, I assure you. The coming weeks may be even more hectic, but I will try my best to maintain a regular cadence if possible. I wish I could give an ironclad guarantee,…
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NTT Showcase: 3/27/25 Edition
Good day to all, and welcome to this week’s edition of the Showcase, where we gather up all your fine creations and put them on display for all to enjoy. Once again, we had a fantastic week with a ton of great selections, and I want to say thank you very much for that. It…
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No Theme Thursday: 3/13/25
Image by Laura Bennett @ Black Moon Lilith Happy Thursday, ladies and gents. We’re back with yet another edition of NTT. Many thanks to Laura for the featured image. Always greatly appreciated. 😊 Life around GHQ is nuts lately, so I will dispense with the pleasantries and just say if at all possible, please try…
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NTT Showcase: 2/27/25 Edition
Good day all, and welcome to this week’s Showcase post. Thank you all so much for another week of fantastic responses! Your works are all so absolutely perfect and awesome! Things have been a bit hectic around Gorilla HQ for a bit, so my apologies for delays in commenting and reading. One day it’ll calm…
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No Theme Thursday: 2/13/25
Featured image by Laura @ Black Moon Lilith Good day all, and welcome to this edition of NTT! Thank you for the fantastic response to the last round. As always, it is greatly appreciated! So many awesome creations! Without further ado, I present this week’s images. If possible, please try to have posts up by…
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NTT Showcase: 1/30/25 Edition
Coming in hot like a HALO team this week with a ton of fantastic posts! Hello, everyone! Back again with another round of NTT Showcase. Being the start of our biweekly runs, there is a ton of great content to share. I am hopeful that this format works out well for all of us! So…
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No Theme Thursday: 1/30/25
Featured image by Laura @ Black Moon Lilith Good day and welcome to this week’s edition of NTT! Coming off our one year anniversary extravaganza, it’s time to settle into a slightly new groove. Biweekly with a few less pics and we’ll see how it goes. As things always change and evolve, if this formula…
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NTT Showcase: 1/16/25 Edition
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to this week’s Showcase roundup. Thank you so very much for all the killer submissions for this one year anniversary extravaganza! This is the start of the new biweekly format, so the next NTT will be posted on Thursday, 1/30/25. I went image heavy on this past week’s…
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NTT Showcase: 1.9.25 Edition (Updated: 1.17)
Got my Negan going on, I guess… Good day and welcome to this week’s edition of Showcase! Sorry for the late post. Was off for a couple days and needed to get some stuff done! My deepest thanks to everyone for your submissions, as always! An excellent week yet again! If I missed any posts…
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No Theme Thursday: 01.16.25 (First Anniversary Edition)
Greetings all, and welcome. Almost one year ago this week, I published my very first No Theme Thursday post. This was never meant to be a challenge, really. It was just an excuse for me to post images I had generated. Most other days of the week had a theme at the time, but I…
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No Theme Thursday: 01.09.25
Featured image by Laura @ Black Moon Lilith Welcome to this week’s edition of NTT! Thank you to everyone for all your excellent submissions last week. Fantastic work by all! Please have your entries up by 01/14/25 so that I can round up and post them. Thanks! Here’s this week’s selections. Hope you like ’em!
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NTT Showcase: 01.02.25 Edition
Hey folks. Welcome! It’s been a very wild week since returning to work from holiday. Currently, I feel like I am neither here nor there as far as, well…everything. 😄 Trying to shake it off and get back to whatever passes for normal, but in the meantime, I’ll be tumbling down the stairs sideways! Thank…
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No Theme Thursday: 01.02.25
Well, damn. Here we are. 20 Freaking 25 has arrived! Happy New Year to everyone! I hope this year is a healthy, safe and prosperous one for each and every one of you. We had a few sabbaticals with all the holiday activities in November and December, but we’re here and back at it again.…
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NTT Showcase: 12.14.24 Edition
Hello all, and welcome to the final NTT Showcase of 2024. Looking back, it’s been a heck of a year in many, many ways. But looking back at this specifically, it’s been case of growing bigger and bigger every week. To a degree that is, quite frankly, shocking to me. 😄 I would not have…
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No Theme Thursday (Weekend Edition): 12.14.24
Hello all and welcome to this (slightly) late edition of NTT. Apologies, but due to health issues, things are not lining up completely yet. I am going to run this NTT a bit longer and ask that folks have their submissions completed by Sunday, 12/22/24. I will then post the round up on 12/23/24 for…
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Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (6WSP) #115: 12.07.24
This is my entry for Shweta’s Six Word Story Prompt for 12/07/24. Check out her blog for this, and other, excellent posts! Prompt for Week #115 (Dec 7, 2024 – Dec 13, 2024) Fortune If you dare, your fortune awaits.
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NTT Showcase: 12.05.24 Edition
Hello folks, and welcome to this week’s Showcase. My apologies for the short and sweet introduction this week. I am still not operating at 100%. Please accept my sincerest thanks for all your excellent creations. As always, they were a joy to read. Your participation is greatly appreciated. 😊 If I missed any due to…
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No Theme Thursday: 12.05.24
Well, here we are. Back again after a brief break for the first NTT of December! I hope everyone had a nice, restful Thanksgiving holiday and enjoyed the time with family and friends. I must admit that it was very different not doing an NTT post for a week or so there. Kind of threw…
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For Katie: Fandango’s Story Starter #176
Trigger Warning: Contains profanity and scenes of violence. The text message said, “Meet me behind the water tower at midnight. Come alone and don’t tell anyone.” Jace Windham looked at his phone and quietly exhaled. “What the fuck does he want now?” Windham asked himself under muttered breath. He had been undercover for almost six…
