Category Archives: SHORT STORIES

OBJECT OF DESIRE

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

The night our relationship began was like any other August evening in the San Francisco Bay area. Foghorns droned. Seals arp-arped. A chill fog rolled over, under, and around the Golden Gate Bridge, spreading its misty fingers into the nooks … Continue reading →

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THE GOLEM OF DOUBT

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

A golem is a monster – a shapeless creature made of earth – a hefty, hulking blob conjured into existence from a dimension seldom visited by human beings except, perhaps, in our nightmares. Once it has been called into this … Continue reading →

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THE CLASH OF TWO CHALLENGES

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Liesl wielded the cumbersome wand over the ancient cauldron with the agility of a lumberjack felling a sapling. Dwarfed by the knotted rod’s size, it was obvious why the young girl’s name had been first shortened to little Elisabeth, then … Continue reading →

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iMAGE

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

4:48 p.m. A bank of billowing clouds gaze upon their blushing reflections in the cold bay below. Their bulbous figures glide silently past Mount Tam, the sleeping Miwok princess, while a tempered salty breeze drifts eastward, caressing the upper branches of … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, SHORT STORIES, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, blog, Donna Weidner, DPchallenge, iPhone photography, Miwok legend, Mount Tamalpais, sunset, WRITING CHALLENGE | 7 Comments

Bee’otch ON THE RUN

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

After a recent close-encounter-of-a-wild-kind, I thought I’d ask Jazzy to guest post this week’s adventure. It took an extra biscuit and the promise of two bacon-cheese flavored beggin’ strips, but I managed to convince her. It especially seemed fitting since … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, LUCY and JAZZIE, SHORT STORIES | Tagged adventure, blog, coyote, dog, Donna Weidner, L.L.Bean, pet, writer | 16 Comments

SUPER Duper short…

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

short story: Flying Soaring

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ISN’T IT ICONIC?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

“Grandfather, I have been searching for you all day,” the young Miwok said, stumbling upon his tribe’s Shaman. From a distance, the old man looked like a stone replica of himself—standing tall and powerful, as he was meant to be. The … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, SHORT STORIES, TEACHINGS FROM THE FAR NORTH, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Donna Weidner, DPchallenge, iconic, Miwok, Miwok people, myths and legends, San Francisco | 13 Comments

2 A.M.

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Today’s writing challenge hosted by The Daily Post at WordPress.com got my blog juices flowing. The prompt: It’s 2AM and your phone has just buzzed you awake, filling the room in white-blue LED light. You have a message. It’s a photo. No … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, SHORT STORIES, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, author, cell phone, creative writing, Daily Post, Donna Gwinnell Weidner, DPchallenge, phoneography month, short story, writing challenges | 56 Comments

HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE MS. MUFFET SCORNED

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

This is a fable of blood and deceit— Not for the faint-hearted, or stomachs that are weak. The tale, its author, the unpopular Father Gander, Was written from his viewpoint with unflinching candor. This is the real story of an … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, POEMS, SHORT STORIES | Tagged adventure, author, Donna Weidner, fairy tales, giants, Little Bo Peep, Little Miss Muffet, nursery rhymes, ogres, poem, poetry, tale, Wee Willie Winkie | 6 Comments

WHERE THE LOST SOCKS ARE

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

This adventure has been rated OSFA, One-size-fits-all, by the International Knee-Sport-and-Leisure-Sock Association of Planetearth. Otherwise known as IKSLAP. Have you seen this sock today? After half a century of sitting on their hands, many members of CADS, the Center for … Continue reading →