Daily Snippits
Short, normally unconnected pieces of writing that function as my ‘write something every day!’ exercise.
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Translation Failure
Urban/Portal Fantasy. Making teenagers save the world is a kinda a crappy move, dude. Another sideways stab at a r/WritingPrompts post. 281 words.
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We Are the Children
Urban/Portal Fantasy. Making teenagers save the world is a kinda a crappy move, dude. Another sideways stab at a r/WritingPrompts post. 281 words.
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Footnotes
Science Fiction. Relationships grown in the margins. A reply to a r/WritingPrompts post. 799 words.
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For Glory
High Fantasy. There’s an evil that lurks in the woods beyond the castle’s walls. A sort of sideways reply to a r/WritingPrompts post, but I still like how it turned out. 420 words.
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Temporal Dowries
Daily Writing Exercise: Science Fiction. Prompt response. 195 words. Written August 25, 2018. She’s up to five future husbands now. I’ve never been quite sure if I should ask which husband they are, or if telling them will fracture the future… the same way it does when they tell me how I’ll die. I was upset…
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The Dread Human Jessica!
Daily Writing Exercise: Modern day fantasy about why summoning humans is a bad idea. Prompt response. 576 words. Written September 18, 2018. “Wait, were you seriously going to summon her with that? I thought you said you’d done this before!” The bat-winged demon hurridly snuffed out the coffee scented candle and scuffed through the pumpkin spice…
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The Dying of the Light
Daily Writing Exercise: Superhero Fantasy. Sleeping lions aren’t always dead– leave your poking sticks at home. Another r/WritingPrompts reply. 539 words.
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The Place Where I Am Lying
Daily Writing Exercise: Historical Fantasy. Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling… Another r/WritingPrompts reply. 384 words.