Valerie Roney

So, this guy I’m following on twitter started a site for “micro-tales of ash-cloud intrigue, romance, adventure, and/or ennui.” (an impromtu site arising from the Icelandic volcano disaster). Really neat idea! Very interesting to see the variety of things people come up with – and a great (volcanic?) fire under my butt to try and knock off a Really Short Story.

Fun challenge, it was great to flex my uncoordinated fiction muscles. Here’s what I came up with:

http://ashcloudtales.tumblr.com/post/537297682/an-unexpected-romance

(and Mom, it’s erotic, but there’s no sex, I swear!!!)