It's been kinda quiet since Queen of Diamonds launched. *eyes every which way* I wrote this as part of an idea I *might* just expand upon in the future, but I wanted to share it with you all now! A little bit Truman Show-esque, but within the pages of a novel. Okay, here goes: I... Continue Reading →
This story may or may not have come from me almost doing something... She adjusted her veil and looked in the mirror, smiling as her grandmother approached. "Any sage advice for me, 'Maw?" The elderly woman thought a moment, eyeing the baby pink ringlets that edged out her grandaughter's elegant bun. "Read the labels." Her... Continue Reading →
And now, a flash fiction told in one sentence: Death looked to the sky, listening to the crotch rockets fly past at well over 35MPH, and with a sigh said, "It's much too early in the morning to die." This tiny trinket may or may not have come to me early this morning, standing in my... Continue Reading →
Another day, another flash! Posting this one early, because I AM A REBEL AND CAN DO THAT. Or because I have adult things to take care of tomorrow. Dammit. So! Last week, Chuck Wendig had everyone post sentences that would be the center of this week's story. This week, we had ten to choose from.... Continue Reading →
Today, it's been storming like crazy. Doesn't bother me, though- there's something magical about Southern thunderstorms. It's in the warm air, quick breezes, the wind chimes and thunder mingling together... When I was a kid, we would open all the doors and windows and let the sounds pour through the house, where they'd sync up... Continue Reading →
Bleeeeegh. I was supposed to do a post on character sheets Tuesday, and have a sparkly new piece of Flash Fiction ready for today, but after some bad news from the doctor and feeling pretty terrible, I have yet to do either. BUT! I am here to drop groundbreaking, earth-shattering poetry on you today. Are... Continue Reading →
While perusing Pinterest the other day, I came across some writing prompts. Most of them were a little sketchy (you can't directly quote Game of Thrones and say it's a writing prompt you made up...), but a few were pretty neat. One I liked a bunch was this one: It's short and simple,... Continue Reading →
Since I'm feeling less like THE DEATH this week, I went ahead and wrote some flash fiction! This is another based on Chuck Wendig's Flash Fiction Challenge. This week? Dragon. Two thousand words max. Period. What came to my mind? PIRATES AND DRAGONS, of course. Because part of my mind lives under the sea, and... Continue Reading →
This week's Flash Fiction challenge over at terribleminds was, as the title states, a whole story told in just five sentences, with 100 words as the max. Chuck was sure to point out that this needs to be a story, not a snapshot. So I ended up writing three: one, which I super love, but borders... Continue Reading →
This week's terribleminds story queue (love that word!) is all about the seven deadly sins. The prompt said to pick one and get those 1,000 words-- why pick one, when you can have them all?! Woo OVERACHIEVERS. Here's my story, "Sins." ***** "Sins" Sins. She collected them like rings on her fingers—glittery, shiny things that... Continue Reading →
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