Short story published

dailyprompt, Fiction, short story 34 comments

Hi everyone, I’ve been taking a little break as I work on a home improvement project.

I’m honored that Spillwords Press published a short story I wrote several months ago. “Brothers” is the tale of two siblings who pursue two very different paths in rural North Carolina. Hope you have a chance to check it out.

Thanks much to Chief Editor Dagmara and the Spillwords team… very kind and encouraging folks 😎

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  1. Congratulations on the publication, Darryl! I hope you’re taking before and after (and even during ) photos, so you can maybe share your home improvement project somewhere down the road. 😊

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    1. Thanks, Kymber! I’m so stoked. The folks at Spillwords are very kind and easy to work with. I’m really flattered they decided to publish my story 😎 Thanks for the kind words 😊

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    1. Thanks, Lynn! I hope you like it!

      Will def document the latest project with pix. The carpet in the living and dining room is over 15 years old and between the kids and the three dogs, it was in wretched shape. It was pilling and after 3 min of vacuuming, we’d hafta empty the container, it was jammed with fiber. We decided to replace it with hardwoods but that color/style (“Elegance Wheat”…oooh 😂) had been discontinued. We finally found a guy in High Point, NC, who had some left.

      It worked out well with Operation Declutter bc in moving furniture to paint the baseboards, etc, we found stuff we last saw during Obama’s first term 😆 and a bunch of junk we no longer needed/wanted. So… happy wife… etc… Sue is quite pleased today and maybe I can get her to try another one of your recipes that I forward to her 😎

      Thanks again, my friend, for the kind comments! 🙏

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    1. Thanks, Amber! I’m glad you liked it. Agree it was a bit gloomy, it was from a No Theme Thursday (given a pic, write a story) where the image was a broken mirror in an abandoned house. It just sorta wrote itself that way.

      Thanks much for reading and the comment… much appreciated 😎

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  7. Oh, Darryl, what a story! You are so talented. Your story is engaging, wise, tender, sad and the ending gave me chills.
    Congratulations, on the publication of your story. I know there will be many more to come. 👏👏

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    1. Thanks, Lisa! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I was really stoked when I got the email from Spillwords… really nice folks to work with, very kind and supportive.

      Thanks again for reading and the nice comment… much appreciated 😎🙏

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    1. Thanks, Violet! I wasn’t sure if it was too long, but submitted it just for the heck of it. When they emailed me they were gonna publish it, I was so stoked! Spillwords are a great bunch of folks and Dagmara in particular.

      Thanks, my friend, for reading and the kind words… Hope spring is on its way to you up there in the untamed wilderness! 😎🙏

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    1. Thanks, Dawn! Always cool to see your content up for people to enjoy. The folks at Spillwords are super nice and helpful. I’m honored they chose my story.

      Thanks again for reading and the nice words… Much appreciated! 😎

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    1. Thank you, my friend! You may have already read it…it was on my blog a while back…but perhaps not. I wasn’t sure if it would be accepted because it’s a bit long, but when I got their email, I was so thrilled. 😊

      We are enjoying springtime weather here… The dogwoods are in bloom and warmer days are coming. Thanks also for the info about Weymouth, sounds like a really cool place. 😎

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      1. Good news on all fronts then, Darryl. I may have read the story, but I’ll check and see. Congratulations again though, thoroughly deserved. 🏆🏆🏆

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