• The Bogles and Creepy Pasta

    “Mom, there’s someone under the bed.” You bend down and see your son there instead and he whispers “Mom that’s not me up there!” You take a step back when someone tugs your shirt. You turn, your son is in the closet asking “who are they?” You suddenly hear him calling from downstairs “Mommy?” From…

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    • Gift of a Knife

      Prompt 858 from Creative Writing Prompts on Tumblr. “Please, accept this gift as a token of my affection.” It’s hard to tell if Darien slides off my couch and onto one knee because he can’t stand or because he’s being dramatic. One of his arms is hanging limp, so it might be a bit of…

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      • Lord of the Black Mountain 1/?

        One “I would like to know what you thought this would get you,” Joris says, about thirty minutes after the attempt on his life. His wife (husband? Joris decided to go with “husband.”) glared at him sullenly. The young prince was still in his sister’s wedding dress. The gown was pale blue with gold embroidery…

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        • Plots That Go Flop in the Night

          It is fantastically hard for me to finish stories I start working on. There is always a point where I get stumped on what I’m actually going to do next. (Alternately, I just keep writing worldbuilding and never get to the part where there are characters and an actual story.) It is extremely frustrating! I’ve…

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          • Sometimes I Have Arguments About: Deerskin, by Robin McKinley

            This is something that I am still steamed about due to staircase issues. The argument was concerning Deerskin by Robin McKinley. The argument took place many, many years ago but I am still extremely aggravated about it. This is because I dwell. And also because their take was so off base and bizarre (and strongly…

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