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A Wandering Trader

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SHORT STORY #5! During this quarantine, our family has completed a writing challenge where everyone had to complete a short story that included six random words chosen by each of the six people in our family. I have posted the fifth one for your reading enjoyment!  If you guess who wrote each one, then props to you! Here are the six words: bunny, Paris, concert, hotdog, knife, pocket-watch.  Comment with your guesses as to who wrote this story:  Brendan, Wynette, JJ, Ben, Sam or JoJo. A Wandering Trader           It was a humid night in the Paris streets.   The air seemed to stick to you; surround you like a blanket.   It was unusual weather for the middle of April.   Despite the humid air and warm sun, Chance walked down Quai Branly street on his way to meet his longtime friend, Philip, by the Eiffel tower.   Chance had met this friend about two years ago at a Billie Eilish concert in central Paris.   At the time they just talked for a little bit and then got each

Three Glorious Days

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SHORT STORY #4! During this quarantine, our family has completed a writing challenge where everyone had to complete a short story that included six random words chosen by each of the six people in our family. I have posted the first one for your reading enjoyment!  If you guess who wrote each one, then props to you! Here are the six words: bunny, Paris, concert, hotdog, knife, pocket-watch.  Comment with your guesses as to who wrote this story:  Brendan, Wynette, JJ, Ben, Sam or JoJo. Three Glorious Days based on a true story                   Staring down the scope of his old shotgun, Henri Renfro sighted his unsuspecting target with the cunning and craft of a seasoned veteran.   Though just a young man, 12-year-old Henri hunted the coveted rabbit with a cool sense of calm like men many years his senior.   Times were tough on the Renfro family farm in 19 th century France and killing a tasty hare or “bunny meat” as they called it, was a delicious treat compared to