Barb & the Beast #pandemic #ShortStory
[This is a short story in response to a friend’s challenge. Not my usual style but it poured out in …
Category Archives: Fiction (stories, excerpts, etc.)
Merry 12 Days of Christmahannukwanzadan Solstice! Day 8: It’s a Wonderful (Plaid) Life! #humor #ThrowbackThursday
It’s A Wonderful Life. (Or At Least A Wonderful Christmas Present…) During Christmas at my house, everyone has a job: …
Merry 12 Days of Christmahannukwanzadan Solstice! Day 7: Beware the red balloon. #BloodTrees #WhiteHouse #humor #WordlessWednesday
Merry 12 Days of Christmahannukwanzadan Solstice! Day 5: Oy vey, Santa! #humor
Oy to the world! When Child #2 was in preschool, we carpooled with the family of the local baptist minister. …
Merry 12 Days of Christmahannukwanzadan Solstice! Day 4: Scary Santa PLUS my lump of coal from Amazon #humor
As if a giant bearded guy in a red suit isn’t scary enough… It’s here: that special time of year …
#NaNoWriMo excerpt #SciFi #NullCity #SundayBlogShare
It’s NaNoWriMo time, National Novel Writing Month. For those who aren’t familiar, it’s the special time of year when writers …
Daddy Forgot Water ~#dystopian #ShortStory #WritePhoto @SCVincent
NOTE: I don’t usually do flash fiction or writing prompts. And I sure don’t do dystopian. But I was looking …
How the Krampus stole Christmas: DON’T TOUCH, a holiday tale ahead of its (Yule) time! #FantasyThriller #humor
As if a giant bearded fat guy who wants you to sit on his lap isn’t scary enough… Now Santa has an evil twin!
Castle Ghost — A writer’s power short for #Halloween #MondayBlogs
The Castle Ghost-by Barb Taub. The Releaser’s chalk scraped the stone floors as she etched the complex runes. …
Waiting for Autumn. (A #romance prompt) #WeekendBlogShare
I said goodbye to summer this week. Time for sweaters, jackets, boots. (Okay—I live in Scotland. So actually, it’s just time …
Barb Taub 