Long fiction, short stories, endless world building. I have too many things rolling around in my imagination; perhaps if I get better at sharing, I'll get better at finishing.
Before, ten years ago The status of the text flipped from ‘unread’ to ‘read’. Loren continued to stare at her phone impatiently waiting for the typing dots to appear next. But nothing happened. She scrolled up, cringing at their last messages. A couple of days prior, she had written a crafty piece on “another friend” … Continue reading One More Night – Part One
A handful of years ago, one of my childhood best friends and I started a new Christmas tradition: we found a nerdy gift that we would both love to receive and buy it for each other. We would wrap them up and then exchange them on a day when we would make Christmas cookies for … Continue reading LEGO: My Winter Village 2021
https://open.spotify.com/track/5vVQSh83FFjeGI8rAmLk9M?si=8630213438424dd0 This is definitely the song to listen to while reading about our little Baroness! Baroness Blossom Sirius’s Biography Birthday: November 28th, 2017 Nicknames: Chief Beef, Peanut, Itty Bitty Pitty, Pitty Poo, Missy Moo, Moo Cow, Baby B, Chicken Adoption Day: April 15th, 2018 Adoption Story: I was born where it was a lot warmer, … Continue reading The Biography of Baroness Blossom Sirius
October 2021 Prompt: A unexpected party guest; "He Is" by Ghost https://open.spotify.com/track/4Z1eki45zLvtU5Mbk9kM7K?si=C-cmERftQfO9TyEMN7R0YA&utm_source=cohttps://open.spotify.com/track/4Z1eki45zLvtU5Mbk9kM7K?si=C-cmERftQfO9TyEMN7R0YA&utm_source=copy-linkpy-link Balancing the seven pizza warmer bags precariously on top of her palm, Cirice attempted to persuade her car’s door to unlock. It did not matter how many times Tony looked at it for her, the damned thing always jammed. And always when she … Continue reading Monthly Writing Challenge (October 2021: A Halloween Story)
September 2021 Prompt: Change Change was coming to Firenze. She could taste it on the air and feel it in the land. The colors were changing, altering, different than they had once been. The creatures that had once greeted her with delight, were no longer seen. The songbirds that serenaded her had fallen silent. … Continue reading Monthly Writing Challenge (September 2021)
August 2021 Prompt: Write a scene/story including fireflies (in this instance, torchbugs - a bug like fireflies in the Elder Scrolls universe). (https://www.bryndonovan.com/2016/05/20/50-writing-prompts-inspired-by-summer/) The air was heavy, thick with the threat of rain. Her skin felt clammy, her dark hair sticking to the dampness of her skin. Beads of sweat would gather on her forehead, … Continue reading Line-A-Day Short Story (August 2021)
*Update originally posted April 26th, 2021* You’ll notice a bit of an update – a sprucing if you will – of the site. I decided an emergence from the Dark Ages warranted a new look. Apologies for the quietness on my part, 2021 has not been the kindest of years thus far. It kicked off … Continue reading Introducing: The Non-Fiction Section
I wanted to do a small something for Memorial Day. Being true to form, I missed the date. Though this time I was struggling with the fact that I had intended for this to be a bit longer, include a scene with their daughter, but there was just something about how that last sentence hit … Continue reading Memorial Day: Dragon Age
Ever since I can remember, I have written stories. They have entertained me. They have guided me. They helped me understand complex situations in life. When one of my close friends died suddenly when we were seniors in high school, I wrote about it. In a way, it helped me process, to wrap my head … Continue reading A Book In A Bag, by Jess Lourey – A Review
I have a Labradog. And he is a weirdo. A few years ago, in honor of his birthday, I wrote up a little biography for him. Today, he turns twelve-years-old. We lovingly call him a grumpy old man, and sometimes he is a mean old man. So, while reading this biography, I suggest you place … Continue reading The Biography of Emperor Dexter Benjamin
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