The one that was inspired by a picture They had successfully lured the creature to Sisu. All the previous shipwrecks had been reported as happening here. The crew had successfully deboarded, and Mia watched them row away, stuffing down the swirl of emotions sitting in her belly. She turned back to face the deck as … Continue reading Happy Octopus
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This story started out as a contemplative beach scene. Then it became a story about a miniature tabaxi, Kettle, finding a mermaid on an island. And that's what I was set on refining for this week's story, but on the way home from the fair, I listened to "Long Live" by Taylor Swift. My favorite line is: "...for a moment a band of thieves in ripped up jeans got to rule the world" and I wondered if I could write a story about a band and name their song "Washed Ashore." I shared the idea with Ant and he was intrigued by it! So I ran with it and you have the story you just read. It's magical to me what two words can become and how many ideas can come from just two words.
The first in a series simply called #flashfictionmagic over on social media The imp’s long read fingers gripped the rusted clock, cracking the glass face, the roman numerals— Did they just quiver? Sasha stared as the VI actually tilted backward and slipped out from under the glass. “What?” she gasped; hands clenched at her side. … Continue reading Tick Tock
The books I read in March, April, and May of 2023 Happy Spring! It's summer as this goes live *facepalm* but it's finished and it makes me happy 🙂 Spring was a season of celebrating my birthday at the end of March, welcoming my nephew into the world mid-May, cheering on my first-ever published flash … Continue reading Books I Read This Spring
In which Agabus, Tump, and I make our fiction debut Dear Agabus, You exist because of the role-playing game, Dungeons and Dragons (D&D). You've been in existence since June 2017. Six years next month. Wow. You exist because as one adventuring group fizzled out a new one started. One made up entirely of elves, half-elves, … Continue reading Dear Agabus
The One Where I Make it Easier to Find the Words I've Written on Books Apparently I write about books a lot haha I just love them a lot is all 🙂 https://tracyerler.com/2015/08/09/hello-world/ Post 01 // The One Where I Write About Artemis Fowl and Childhood favorites https://tracyerler.com/2016/02/11/bob-god/ Post 02 // On Bog (Goff) and … Continue reading All the Book Posts!
The one where I love on my favorite Contemporary YA novels =D Well, what started as a late #meetmybookcommunity April prompt post, has turned into a spontaneous blog post because each of the 15 books* in this photo are near and dear to my heart. I've all of them except Always and Forever, Lara Jean … Continue reading Happy Belated Teen Literature Day!
Fiction Fiction Fiction Photo by Ryan Conrow on Pexels.com Oh in all the heavenly lands, they’ve done it again, Tobias sighed and kicked at the rock he’d been staring at for the last few minutes. When would she realize… More about what/who Tobias is watching could be alluded to here. Set it up so that … Continue reading Darling Files 02 // Write From the Perspective of a Guardian Angel
The books I read in September, October, and November 2022 These posts are a labor of love. The Fall installment of this series is late, but I'm proud of myself for still putting it here. And! It means I stuck with something for a full year! =D I am resolved to write these posts as … Continue reading What I Read This Fall
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