I went to the ocean to clear my head and get some writing done.
Darn! Forgot my laptop charger. Now what?
Took a walk on the beach: cool water, crashing waves, sweet warmth of the sun.
Laptop battery dead, but I am recharged.
Found pencil and paper in a drawer.

Sherri Bale is a retired geneticist, part-time personal trainer, Jack Russell Terrier mom, and writer of fiction as short as 50 words and as long as 90,000. Whatever it takes to tell the story.