Professional Embarassment

sorting bricks, originally uploaded by Jenn Platt.

And here we have two things that are completely related. A photo of an imploded building, and a story about blowing up a building.

The photo was taken out of my kitchen window. Previous to Thursday there had been two buildings fenced off because of asbestos in that lot. Now there is a pile of debris and a lone guy in a hardhat who seems to be sorting bricks and inexplicably hitting them with a hammer first. Maybe he has brick issues?

The story has no bricks, but I've made up for this by including a french maid's costume and lots of explosives.

Rhythm

fallout, originally uploaded by Jenn Platt.

This week's photo is of one of my favorite signs. Signs like this one were on half the buildings in my old neighborhood. Walking to the subway I would imagine what the area would be like after the end of the world. Which led to some strange ideas about fighting with giant roaches for food and befriending mutated black squirrels from the park.

This week's story was inspired by the same neighborhood, but without the radiation.

Fire, blood and imagination ahead.

Last Request

kimono walk, originally uploaded by Jenn Platt.

This week's story has to do with a bad dress and a promise.

Nothing at all to do with kimonos. Though I think my character would get more looks on the street than the girls in the picture.

Eye of the Beholder

This week's story is gross.

That was actually the challenge. To write a story so disturbing that the reader would feel compelled to take a step away from the computer.

Maybe I should have put in more maggots in honor of Halloween.