Category: Fiction
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Fiction: Twisted Family Bonds (pt.4): Ouch!
This is one of my #FridayFlash fiction stories. Each Friday, members of the #FridayFlash group on Twitter write fictional stories of 1,000 words or less and share them. Join in the fun! This flash fiction is part of a series called Twisted Family Bonds (follow the link to read from the beginning). It is a…
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Fiction: Twisted Family Bonds (pt.3): Gratitude
This is one of my #FridayFlash fiction stories. Each Friday, members of the #FridayFlash group on Twitter write fictional stories of 1,000 words or less and share them. Join in the fun! This flash fiction is part of a series called Twisted Family Bonds (follow the link to read from the beginning). It is a…
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Fiction: Twisted Family Bonds (pt.2): Inna is in the House
This is one of my #FridayFlash fiction stories. Each Friday, members of the #FridayFlash group on Twitter write fictional stories of 1,000 words or less and share them. Join in the fun! This flash fiction is part of a series called Twisted Family Bonds (follow the link to read from the beginning). It continues where…
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Fiction: Twisted Family Bonds (pt.1): New Year, A Second Chance
This is one of my #FridayFlash fiction stories. Each Friday, members of the #FridayFlash group on Twitter write fictional stories of 1,000 words or less and share them. Join in the fun! This short story is part of a new series called Twisted Family Bonds. It continues where the Frostbite series ends. It is a mixture of light and…
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Fiction: Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas (pt.3)
You can also read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. Aunt Urola’s lavish jeweled necklaces were finally removed from my aunts’ necks. Now, they were all wearing hot blisters and bumpy rashes seared by the poison laced in each string. The red flush of their faces matched their flaring tempers. The men were…
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Fiction: Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas (pt.2)
This is Part 2 of a series, if you haven’t read the beginning, you can go to Part 1. Episode – Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas (pt.2) Tasha frantically trudged through the knee-deep snow oblivious to her scant clothing of slippers and pajamas. She dropped to the ground next to Great Aunt Urola’s frozen body…
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Fiction: Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas (pt. 1)
I never imagined my first Christmas back home in fifteen years would come to this. Every swear word in my vocabulary started swirling through my head as I grabbed my sixty-two year old mama tightly with both arms and pulled her away from my great Aunt Urola.
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What I Learned My First Year in NaNoWriMo
This year, I discovered a fascinating way to get motivated to put pen to paper and let the characters out of my head that have been banging on the inside of my skull for the last 14 years. I have wanted to write fiction for a long time and have only dabbled in storytelling as…
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What I am Writing About in NaNoWriMo
R-Evolutionary Nights Alex has always lived a safe life on the corporate track in Chicago following her parents’ dreams for her life. But, she decides to jump off her boring life and pursue writing and international studies at a university in Madison, Wisconsin. Alex meets Jack and falls deeply in love, and their passion for…
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I’m a WriMo in NaNo This Year
Tonight I am getting ready to begin my novel, R-Evolutionary Nights, during National Novel Writing Month. This is a 30-day writing marathon where the participants are challenged to write 50,000 words of fiction during the month of November. You can follow my progress at Anne Tyler Lord, and become my writing buddy if you are a…