You pick up a pen and start writing. Perhaps a tale of faeries and nymphs, perhaps an epic of swashbuckling adventure, or perhaps a poem of rich imagery and theme. Regardless, you’re writing now. Refusing to be bested by a… Continue reading A Poem Written
Category: Stories
Flash Fiction: The Sandman’s Falsehood
The Sandman is taking me. He unscrews my hands, my feet, my ears, my nose – whatever is in reach. Then the dreams – I enter my dreams and am falling apart. Why does everyone stare? What are they looking at? No, not a human. I’m nothing but an abomination now, an automaton. He… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Sandman’s Falsehood
Short Story: “The Watcher” by Megan Fatheree
My friend Megan Fatheree has recently started a blog on writing. It's a great concept, using examples of books and movies on how to write plot, setting, an engaging story (and these are just her first few posts!) You can check it out at https://meganfatheree.wordpress.com/ Before you take my word for it though, check out this… Continue reading Short Story: “The Watcher” by Megan Fatheree
Turn the White Snow: A “White Winter Hymnal” Story
Like many this year, I was introduced to the Pentatonix version of "White Winter Hymnal." I fell in love with the song and wondered about the story behind it. What had happened to Michael? Why was everyone wearing red scarves? After much googling around, I found out the original version was by Fleet… Continue reading Turn the White Snow: A “White Winter Hymnal” Story
A Poem: Analyze This
One of the first moments where I felt I could actually be a successful writer (read: read writer) was when I was published in my college's student publication Impressions. As if publication was not enough, I tied for second place in that issue with my best college friend. While it was a small accomplishment, I'm still quite… Continue reading A Poem: Analyze This
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Everyone else thought she had escaped just in time, leaving them and their scoffings to the pain they now experienced. Or so she told herself. She wished her view confirmed their alleged thoughts, but really that was merely a hypothetical audience that could not exist. The people she actually saw through the impenetrable iron gate… Continue reading Between
Flash Fiction: Freedom Freddie
[Say that blogpost title five times fast.] Writing Prompt: Childhood Pet While we're all talking about independence, here's my morbid memory of one of my family's first pets. I wrote this for the Writer's Prompt in A Year of Writing Dangerously that asks to write about a childhood pet. Freedom Freddie Freedom Freddie. A duckling… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Freedom Freddie