Welcome to a new short story. This one started from a random dream snippet of a dragon walking on me. Go figure. I don't usually remember my dreams but this one stuck and I couldn't resist attempting a story. It grew longer than I'd like but I really prefer to keep it all within a week, so… Continue reading When Sticks Move
Category: Short Stories
These are stories, just for the fun of writing, that are relatively short.
Beauty Chapter One
After the last several months of upheaval, my husband and I are finally moved and settled into a house with internet. It's amazing how much I took internet for granted until I didn't have reliable access to it. I mean, internet's everywhere anymore, right? Not exactly. Anyway, no more moving woes. One plus to not… Continue reading Beauty Chapter One
Stalking Prey
Welcome to a new week=) The idea for this story came to me from my six-year-old niece. Gotta love the creative mind of a child. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy. Stalking Prey No sound warned her. Nothing moved to catch her eye or snapped a twig to reach her ears. But… Continue reading Stalking Prey
Intelligence
Welcome back for a new story! Thank you for everyone's patience who stopped by last week and didn't find a story. The short break for me was much needed=) Now on to the new story. I hope you enjoy=) Intelligence The mist dampened the ground and deadened sound. It obscured everything but a ten-foot radius… Continue reading Intelligence
Troll Testing Part Two
Welcome to the second part of Troll Testing. Reader's asked for more story involving Broman the troll, so here it is. For those of you who missed Tuesday, just know that Broman is required to bring back the first child for dinner to pass his test as a troll. So far he's 'changed' into a… Continue reading Troll Testing Part Two
Troll Testing Part One
So a few weeks ago I wrote a story involving a shape changing troll by the name of Broman. Much to my surprise, readers unanimously asked for more story involving this troll. So welcome to Troll Testing...I hope you enjoy=) Troll Testing “They’re the easiest to catch, the most trusting and the weakest...” Faden trailed… Continue reading Troll Testing Part One
Grandma’s Punishment
So Midnight Abyss and the amazing group I've gotten to work with continue to challenge me in my writing. We have a tumblr page and for November we decided to write short flash pieces. Short fiction has never been my forte, so flash fiction's an even greater challenge. The odd part about trying to write… Continue reading Grandma’s Punishment
Washing Up Free
Welcome to Tuesday. This story came about after input from Beth over at Writer B is Me. Thanks, Beth, for the feedback. I promise, there're mermaids=) Since I've changed the posting schedule, the posts this week are a little longer to accommodate the same story length that I was posting in three days. Let me… Continue reading Washing Up Free