Story-a-Day September marches on! Thanks for reading. Ten-year-old Marcel tapped a few keys on the keyboard, watched the screen go blank, and smiled before turning around to face the man waiting for him. “There,” he said. “I’m all done.” The man frowned. “You can’t be done.” Marcel pushed his chair back. “See for yourself.” The …
However readers may judge the writing, I'm learning a lot about my characters and their worlds. Thanks for reading along, everyone. On the last night of the Five Moon Festival, Kiminoki made her first truly serious mistake. She could blame staying up for days or too many distractions, but whatever the reason, the damage was …
More backstory! And as always, thanks for reading. Fifteen-year-old Rarity Vaine believed. She couldn’t remember a time she didn’t. Discovering the moment she believed would have been like marking the moment she discovered air. And without both, air and belief, came death. She shivered in spite of her heavy dress. The nun noticed. “It is …
I've had a near impossible time writing this evening. But I wrote something, so at least I can go to sleep. Thanks for reading! The morning light wrapped itself in silver fog, and thirteen-year-old Miracle June wonder what it felt like. She wasn’t going to find out. There was a ceremony to attend and prayers …
If you've been reading along, you know I've been working on a religion for my alternative sci-fi fairytale universe. Ah, but that's not all! So, working on an alternative, more sci-fi version of Christianity is just part of the story. Because what's one religion without another? People need other belief systems to choose from and …
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I wasn't in the mood to write anything. But I did google more Bible verses to rewrite for my fictional universe. I realized that some verse would fit into my story just fine the way they are. Direct quotes from this world, however, isn't really what I want. My sci-fi fairytale holy book will either …
It's been a long and busy Monday. When I finally sat down to write, I had no ideas. Nonetheless, I wanted to write something, even if it was almost nothing. So, I decided to add something to my sci-fi fairytale holy book. I googled "famous psalms." (Google is really going to have a very inaccurate …
I was at a basketball tournament all day today. Sports centers aren't exactly conducive to my writing frame of mind, but I still wanted to write something. So, I scribbled a few lines while sitting at one of those uncomfortable, metal mesh-like picnic tables these sorts of places always seem to have, and here it …
Story-a-Day September marches on! After today, finding writing time is going to be more of a challenge, but I'll do what I can. In the meantime, today I sort of combined a backstory with a story from the alternative universe's holy book. Thanks for reading! The other parents at the temple told Bless Far not …
Hello! So, if you've been following along, you know that for my alternative universe in my sci-fi fairytale, I'm creating an alternative religion. And most religions, real or otherwise, need origin stories, usually put together in a holy book. Right now, I'm working on a version of Christianity for this universe. It's tricky, of course, …
Marta Pelrine-Bacon 