I found this writing contest (there’s still a couple of days to enter, if anyone is interested) and since I love prompts, I decided to write a story and post it here, both to enter the contest and to spread some holiday cheer. Without further ado, here’s a story. Happy […]
Fiction
I have a new story out on Mad Scientist Journal! Go! Read and comment!
Mad Science!
A friend gave me a hollow ostrich egg for Christmas after the two of us had a brief discussion about ostriches and the fact that she’d once owned an ostrich farm. It was an unexpected, truly touching gesture, and I wanted to do something to thank her. So I figured […]
Finished, Finally.
The What Fates Impose Kickstarter has been successfully funded! There’s still just over a day to pledge, if you want to support the book. ^_^ Cat Rambo (who’s also in What Fates Impose!) offers really awesome online classes, and she just posted her schedule for upcoming classes. They’re definitely worth […]
Funded! Also Classes! And Art!
For Sabrina, to Her Guys. Prana floated above the silty ocean bottom, shifting her skin color to match its color and visual texture. She spotted a shrimp scuttling along, but she didn’t have time to stop for a snack. Her Teacher had sent for her. She […]
Cuttlefish Skin
Ronnie took a deep breath. She reminded herself that she shouldn’t be nervous. That Jim was her best friend. And that if she waited, stupid Kristen might ask him first and ruin everything. "So, prom." Jim nodded. "The very first on Mars." "Want to go with […]
A Prom Princess of Mars
For Rona Trina scraped the last can of beans into a pot and lit the sailboat’s tiny antique stove. Alan came down the steps and shook his head. "No fish. Again." He sighed. "There should be fish." He hung his fishing pole on its hook, under one […]
Two By Sea
For Savannah Angry, frozen snowflakes hissed against Derrick’s window. Cold seeped through cracks in his Dad’s stupid, sagging house and gathered around his ankles. He pulled his afghan off the bed and pulled it to his chin. The scratchy yarn smelled like gingerbread and sage incense. Like […]
Finding Christmas
The adults all succumb to the sleep at the same time. Our parents slump, boneless, to the floor. Teachers sag onto their desks, cashiers fall next to their registers, bike couriers tumble sideways and roll. The smallest children sleep as well. Babies curl on their mothers’ breasts, soft […]
We Wait, and We Hope
Stanley initiated a standard scan and watched the numbers scroll across his screen. "That’s not right," he muttered. He stopped the test and restarted it. He stared at the image on the screen. His mind drifted. He reached forward, and jumped when his fingers hit smooth plastic. […]