Hoarder or Scientist?

     

What? You don't have a rhinoceros skull?

     The other day I was casting about for a venue for a day out with a friend.

Razzle Dazzle 'Em

        Last night was filled with fishnet stockings and pouty red lips – so no, not our usual Friday night. 

Piecework

There’s been an outcry lately against the growth of standardized testing in public schools.

Let There Be Light

This increasingly contentious world is on the verge of imploding thanks to people unable to see anyone else’s viewpoint because of their own religious blinders or cultural bias. 

Or maybe just plain ignorance.  

All of Life is a Teachable Moment

Educated Minds

Here's my latest contribution to 

       Five Sentence Fiction. 

This week's prompt is    Ruins. 

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Lillie McFerrin Writes

A half-dead fly buzzed sporadically at the spit-ball-dotted window. The khaki shade was at half mast and tapped in the frame with the early spring breeze, while the noon sun entered uninvited with each gust. One row of desks remained in alignment, a stark contrast to the rest of the room with its overturned chairs. Inside, silence, though a clock ticked and a forgotten paper fluttered; outside, raucous voices called to one another, music blared, and a siren screamed. 

The building was at last discarded, unwanted if not unneeded; the inevitable result of theories, testing, and the rejection of common sense.