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THE WEP CHALLENGE, JUNE 2019, CAGED BIRDS DON'T SING By Pat Garcia
Kathie Mae sat and stared at her surroundings; everything was in place just like he liked it.The cream coloured sofa just at the right angle, three meters away but right in front of the large floor...
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The WEP CHALLENGE, AUGUST, 2019, THE RED WHEELBARROW by Pat Garcia
Netta scrutinized the red wheelbarrow placed before the floor to ceiling window of the living room. That wheelbarrow isn’t just attractive, but it’s a downright elixir for the soul. She stood between...
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Many Thanks! It Is Encouraging To Be Encouraged, by Pat Garcia
Hello Everyone, The WEP Winners have been announced. The competition was stiff. There were so many great entries. Every year the step ladder of the WEP rises higher. Congratulations to the Winner,...
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WEP, OCTOBER 2019 CHALLENGE, BARREN! A HORRIBLE HARVEST, A Poem by Pat Garcia
Barren!Dried, red, sand,Layered in its elevation as far as her eyes could see.Thicker than dark, dried, red, blood,A color that haunted her.No flowers,Not even the heads of weeds sprang through...
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WEP DECEMBER 2019 CHALLENGE, FOOTPRINTS OF CHANGE by Pat Garcia
WC: 593 The tide rolled in. Water covered her feet and rose ankle-deep. Jamie pivoted one hundred eighty degrees to go back the way she came. But the water was everywhere. Her footprints washed...
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WEP CHALLENGE, February 2020, GOODBYE UNTIL...By Pat Garcia
GOODBYE UNTIL... Storms raged within Zelda. Even though seven years had passed, her dichotomous relationship with Beno still reverberated in her gut. In contrast to what she had once thought, the...
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THE WEP CHALLENGE, April 15, 2020, Flowers with a Promise by Pat Garcia
WC: 935Zelda tossed and turned from one side to the other in the king-size bed belonging to her and Beno. Quieting herself, she lay spooned on her right side and stared at the chipped brownish...
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WEP'S JUNE 2020 URBAN NIGHTMARE CHALLENGE, THE KIDNAPPINGS By Pat Garcia
WC: 989 Shrill screaming woke Zelda. She scooted nearer to Beno, thinking she was dreaming. Beno put his arm around her, bringing her closer, and kept sleeping.The shrieks came again, and this time...
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WEP'S AUGUST 2020 CHALLENGE, THE LONG SHADOW by Pat Garcia
WC: 497 Jamie finished her late morning coffee. Speculating over the afternoon ahead of her, she left the café for her next appointment and decided to walk. In her own world, calculating figures that...
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WEP'S OCTOBER 2020 CHALLENGE, SEVENTH CHANCE By Pat Garcia
Seventh ChanceBy Pat GarciaGlass flew across the room, hit the door, and splattered. Tiny chips rained on the floor. Her anger boiling, her hands shaking, Bob-Ann picked up the second crystal...
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