A proper welcome is in order. So. Greetings new and returning readers. Thank you for visiting. Thank you for staying. Glad you're here for this Halloween season and all our haunted days. Yesterday, I wrote about wanting to create my own tarot deck. I've got a stack of books to read for research. The world …
Happy Haunted Season! The wind sometimes whispers. The wind sometimes screams. There are monsters at my window. There are monsters in my dreams. The spirits are curious. The spirits are mean. What, dear reader, is it? It is our dear Halloween. Last year, I could make these short and free videos, but I've downgraded my …
I'm late with my October celebrations. In part because Story-a-Day September tired me out. It takes a while to recover. It's also because I've been too distracted by the news, reading article after article about events that matter to me. But October it is! My favorite month. And I'd be sad if I didn't honor …
For the last day, I felt a lot pressure to write the perfect last story. But that's impossible, so I decided to focus on an unexpected character, an animal, and leave it at that. This story picks up where yesterdays' story left off, by the way. Thanks to everyone who's been reading along and cheering …
I really struggled to come up with something today, but I finally went through my mental list of things that I know happen (and that are referenced in the novel) and picked a scene from there. We're almost to the end! Thanks for reading. Tasanko heard her parents argue and when the door slammed, she …
There last few days are going to be challenging. Thanks for still being here. Thanks for reading. It took years, but the gift was finally ready. Kiminoki held the beast’s leash, a thin metal chain that would’ve done nothing to hold the creature in check. But it would give the assistant a feeling of control, …
It's been a long day, and I had a hard time turning away from the news to write anything. A story felt impossible, so I wrote something that is for my fictional world, but might work in this one. (With one line, after I wrote it, I realized there's a Leonard Cohen quote that is …
It's going to be weird when this is over. But thanks for reading! Kiminoki sealed the tiny body in the jar. Its claws curled under its chin and its tail coiled around its hind legs. She gave the jar a loving tap before setting it on the shelf where she could keep an eye on …
This may seem as if it isn't backstory for the current work-in-progress, but it is. If you've been reading a long, you've seen snippets from a holy book in my alternative universe. But as there is more than one belief system, other stories need to be told. So, here is today's effort. Thanks for reading! …
I have a much better understanding of several characters, which makes me happy. Thanks for reading! Nine-year-old Tas didn’t know this would be her last trip with her parents. Perhaps her mother suspected, but when they boarded the shuttle to Europa, Kiminoki skipped onboard as if she were the child. “The fanciest party lights ever,” …
Marta Pelrine-Bacon 