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• The Writer Becomes Even Grumpier - If Possible

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  “Indeed, that it did.”

  _Mrs. McCarthy was suspiciously silent, so I decided to pry; once in a while, questions can be good, ...

• The Writer Has Breakfast

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  I woke up the next morning groggy and grumpy.

  Scooter, on the other hand, had shifted onto my belly.

  _Now I know why …

• The Writer Succumbs to Sleep

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  Well, I talked to Emma. For some reason, it felt like ages since I had last confided in her.

  Maybe it’s because of everythin…

• The Writer Finishes Her Talk

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  I wrinkled my nose at the sentence. “That wasn’t very carefully worded.”

  “Nope – but seriously, he’s the complete epitome …

• The Writer Gets Her Spirits Lifted

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  “That’s certainly a tall tale,” Emma whistled when I was done.

  I sniffed, holding back a few tears. “Y-you could say tha…

• The Writer Finds A Listener

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  “Hey, Aidan! My sistah from another mistah!”

  _I would’ve laughed at her reaction at any other time. When I didn’t her voice …

• The Writer Calls on a Friend

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  Well…there isn’t much to say.

  He kept a lot from me.

  It hurt me. As it always does. I feel like I’m back in high school. ...

• The Writer Finds Another Day Gone

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  “Ah, Aidan!”

  Seamus had spotted me faster than a bird of prey.

  “These parts have been lonely and dark without yer flamin’...

• The Writer Feels Hurt

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  He finally sobered up, and gulped down whatever nervousness he had.

  “I’d get down on my knees and beg for her forgiveness….

• The Writer Gets Him in a Corner

  by NightMaiden about 1 month ago

  I stared at him critically for a moment before I begun.

  “Hey, Raine?”

  “Hm?”

  “What if I told you,” _I started, now turnin…