JanieWrites Fiction

This is a story about a cat I once owned. He was truly an amazing cat and was loved very much by my two granddaughters. His name was Sir Randall – you will have to listen to the story to find out why we addressed him so formally.

This is a little story I wrote for Halloween. It was inspired by the eight-foot-tall inflatable witch that goes in my front yard every October. The neighborhood kids nicknamed her Luanda. I added another witch and a huge black cat named Skink after the story was written. Our yard gets the most visitors on Halloween - just to see Luanda, Eloise, and Skink.

This is a story I wrote a few years ago after driving home from California and seeing tumbleweeds blowing across a field. The image stayed with me and when I got home I just wrote this story about two 12 year old girls. It was published in the Southwestern Writers' Association Anthology where it won a commendation award. It is my first attempt at writing fiction, although I have written non-fiction for many years. I have a few more short stories that I will be adding to this site soon, so if you are interested, please feel free to subscribe to the podcast.