microfiction Monday - Quilly

Susan’s Picture:

My story:

Did you ever see such a sight in your entire born days?

Calm, quiet, & contemplative...

SHE must be figuring out what to do next to her hero. 

microfiction Monday:

Write a story in 140 characters

using the picture Susan provides as inspiration.

Hosted by Susan @ Stony River

Win the Chosen Ones

Quilly previewed a book called the Chosen Ones by Alistair McGrath. It is the first book in the series and it looks like fun summer reading. 


From the Zondervan Website:

The land of Aedyn has been overtaken by mysterious lords who trust only in their own reason. Two children called from our world have the power to lead the revolution, but will they find the courage to face their own destiny?




We could both win a copy of this book. Quilly's contest is going on right now. 


Leave a comment here to get points and leave a comment there to get points and  twitter like a cute little birdie for points and we could have have lots of pointedly magical fun.


Quilly has 5 copies of Chosen Ones from Zondervan to give away to 5 lucky and hard working people.

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TWT #2 - Bought and Paid

Quilly has a weekly game called Three Word Thursday. This is Week 2. Learn how to play and learn some new-old words. This is my second week in a row of joining in. Wow, that's bordering on consistency. Go see who else is playing.

Bought and Paid

I don't know anything about numismatics. As far as I am concerned, coins are for putting in soda machines or my numerous change jars or my jewelry box if they are pretty or different enough. I have no real idea of the value of any particular coin. I just know what I like and I like wheat pennies for some reason.

I also like to tempt fate by pretending that I am superstitious. I will make up little dares for the universe just to see if I get smote. So far I have no burn marks on my buttocks.

I married in 2001. At that time I was 43. I don't mind telling you that since we all know I turned 50 last year. I don't cry too much about it. Let's move on.

I had never been married before and neither had my fella.

QV (my husband) said to me one day:

"Wanna?"

"Sure, why not?"

I looked up from my book.

"Wanna what exactly?"

"Get married so we can have a party."

"Yeah, that sounds like a plan." (I warn you, this is an incredibly romantic story.)

So just for grins and giggles, I gave the powers that be an opportunity to dash my little girl hopes. I would cancel the nuptials unless I was able to find thirteen wheat pennies before the wedding. I figured if this was something the Big Guy wanted me to do after all these years he could give me a sign. I had six months to get my hint.

We rented the hall and I found one wheat penny in the parking lot. I sent out invitations and booked a caterer. I received a few of the required coins as change. The date of the event got closer but I still lacked my baker's dozen.

Imagine the fracas I caused when I began telling people we would have to call the event off because I only had eight pennies.

Being of perspicacious mind and not wanting to lose his wonderful catch, QV dumped the contents of all of our coin jars on the living room carpet and came up with the bride price.

No Good Deed...

Pierre Cauchon, the Bishop of Beauvais was the lead prosecutor of that English cynicocratical body which found Joan of Arc guilty of heresy in 1431 and condemned her to death by burning at the stake. The English were trying to capture the French throne for the infant, Henry VI.

Joan, despite being a volgivagant young girl, was able to lead a French army to secure the thorn of France for Charles VII. She was accidentally captured during a retreat. During her lifetime, no one came to her rescue. She died May 30, 1431.

Pope Callixtus III found her not guilty of the heresy charges in 1456 and declared her a martyr. The isangelous Joan was canonized in 1920.

Quilly has a new game. I was bound and determined to play, so the above is my submission for last week's game. Go see the other participants and find out how to play along.