If you’re looking for something fun to read, you’ve come to the right place! I hope you enjoy the stories posted here. Some are long, some are short, all are original. I share my creative and sometimes silly works of fiction as well as some stories from my own experience here for your enjoyment. Most of what I share and do is creative pieces.
Recent Posts
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August Story Posting
You may have notice that I’ve been posting a less consistently lately. I’m back home in Canada for August and I’ve decided to aim for posting twice a week for the rest of the month. I want to be transparent about the change, and give everyone who reads my blog, and who’ll start reading it… Read more
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Surprise Dinner
July 16 Ad Hoc Flash Fiction Entry Today’s story was my submission to the July 16 Ad Hoc Flash Fiction micro-competition. The prompt word was ‘basin’. Surprise Dinner “Good God! What happened in here?!” I dropped the bag of groceries in surprise. There go the eggs. “Mom, I’m sorry! Don’t be mad! I wanted to… Read more
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Plus One Day
Plus One Day Tunisia was the first African country I visited. It was an impulsive purchase that misunderstood the +1–as in plus one day–ferry travel times across the Mediterranean Sea. I arrived at a port different, but not dissimilar, to the one I’d departed. With no reservations, I welcomed a driver sure of his recommendations.… Read more
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Getting To Here: Adult Me
Before my NaNoWriMo and Camp NaNoWriMo experiences Adult Me was writing, and thinking a lot about writing. This week, I’ll share a little about my early adult years and the role they had getting me to here. This post is part of the Getting to Here series to introduce myself. I did a lot of… Read more
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Tuba in the Park
Today’s story is inspired by a tuba player I sometimes see practicing in a nearby park. I hope you enjoy it! Tuba in the Park I couldn’t wait to try out my new tuba. My little brother was sleeping and I didn’t want to wake him, so I went to the park to practice. A… Read more
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The First Skate
July 2019 AWC Furious Fiction Entry Today’s story was my first entry into the Australia Writer’s Center Furious Fiction competition, a free competition that runs the first weekend of every month. Stories can be up to 500 words and the prompts are published Friday afternoon and the competition closes Sunday at midnight (Sydney, Australia time).… Read more
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As The Wind Blows
This story has some grounding in my own experiences mountain biking, unlike the Gateway Fish short story I entered in the Ad Hoc Flash Fiction a few weeks ago. As The Wind Blows “The tracks will have dried with the warm, windy weather of the last few days. Let’s go riding today, we can hit… Read more
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On The Radio
“That voice is so familiar.” “Maybe it’s someone from the movies or tv?” “No, it’s old memory familiar… like running into someone from middle school at the grocery store.” “Is it someone from middle school?” “I doubt it, their voice would have changed to something different.” “High school maybe?” “… maybe…” The radio announcer interrupted… Read more
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Getting To Here: Camp NaNoWriMo April 2019
Last week I talked about participating in NaNoWriMo and how it’s a big part of what got me to here, to this blog, making time for my writing and making the space to share it. This week I want to share a little about the role of April’s Camp NaNoWriMo had on my journey before… Read more
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Perpetual Leek
“I’ve got the leeks for the vegetables medallions!” Chris called into the apartment. “Excellent, everything else is ready to go in the pan.” I looked around the ill-placed cabinet to see out of the kitchen and reach for the leeks. Chris looked proud as he passed me two robust leeks… with roots. I just stared… Read more
