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• The Writer and Her Reflections

  by NightMaiden 2 days ago

  That night, I put my head down on my pillow feeling quite accomplished.

  _And yet, for all the elation I was feeling, I kne…

• The Writer Recieves Extremely Good News

  by NightMaiden 2 days ago

  I put myself down on my bed. I had to shoo Scooter off the pillow so I could lie down properly.

  _Just as my eyes were shut…

• The Writer and Her Pajamas

  by NightMaiden 2 days ago

  Minutes later, I was sitting on the couch with a thermometer sticking out of my mouth.

  _When it beeped, I read the digital…

• Premature Infant Awareness Month Challenge

  by SaveTheUnicorns 3 days ago

  November is Premature Infant Awareness Month

  Hence, I challenge you to write a ficlet about a preemie. The story can consi…

• Simply Wrong

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 12 days ago

  In the world we inhabited, I knew very little about our driving force. I was in an “undesirable” field.
  The cursed, hated, lo…

• The Writer and the Flu

  by NightMaiden 5 days ago

  “Speak up.”

  “Yes, Professor Raine,” I mocked, plopping down on the couch.

  My head wasn’t feeling too good…

  “You *did…

• Too Good to Be True

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 9 days ago

  He nodded. “I was just going through the motions, but I realized almost too late what…” He collapsed on the floor, shaking….

• The Writer Is Supported

  by NightMaiden 10 days ago

  We talked a little more, until Emma took a deep breath and tried to clear this foggy situation up, somewhat.

  “Okay, let me…

• The Writer Recalls

  by NightMaiden 21 days ago

  I stepped inside, shivering as a draught blew through the open door and howled down the hall.

  _I recalled myself as a chil…

• The Writer and Her Twisted Family Tree

  by NightMaiden 20 days ago

  I sat back, trying to register what the adoption form had spewed out at me.

  _If Léá was my mother…that meant that ‘Mama’...