Sorry for the wait! It took me some time to work it out and end this short the way I wanted. I think it ends hopeful, but not quite happy, which in my humble opinion, are some of the best types of endings. If you haven’t already read Part 1, follow the link here toContinue reading “A Witch’s Work: Part 2”
Author Archives: alliemarin
A Witch’s Work
This is the first Your Way Wednesday of 2021! I hope you enjoy it. This week’s story was inspired by the following prompt: First person POV of a woman accused of being a witch in colonial times. Now I have to admit… this idea got away from me a bit. I think I could writeContinue reading “A Witch’s Work”
Your Way Wednesday
Last year I began doing weekly “Your Way Wednesdays”. I would open up my Instagram for friends and followers to submit writing prompts to me every Wednesday. Then I would turn around and create a short story or scene from a randomly selected prompt and post it. This became a FANTASTIC writing exercise for meContinue reading “Your Way Wednesday”
Sleep When You’re Dead
Your Way Wednesday Prompt: I’ll sleep when I’m dead. I think my name was Hannah once. It’s weird because every now and then I get flickers of the human I once was. My world has changed dramatically since – FOOD. I freeze. My limbs are slow to respond, but the drive of getting more foodContinue reading “Sleep When You’re Dead”
Guardian
Your Way Wednesday Prompt: Opening Line: “I would’ve lived longer if it weren’t for Cindy.” I would’ve lived longer if it weren’t for Cindy. Cindy and karaoke night. I still get glimpses of Cindy’s wet eyes as she watched me struggle to breathe. It was a car crash that did me in. Cindy and IContinue reading “Guardian”
Operation: Happy
With the New Year right around the corner and mental health being MASSIVELY important as we continue to manage the new-normal COVID-19 has brought on, I’m hosting the Operation: HAPPY Giveaway! If you win, you’ll get your own Five-Minute Journal along with a pack of my FAVORITE Flair Pens so you can get started on your own journey to happiness this year. You can enter by making a comment on this blog post and liking my post on Instagram. *Earn an extra entry if you share it in your Instagram stories!
Guardian
Your Way Wednesday Prompt: I would’ve lived longer if it weren’t for Cindy. I would’ve lived longer if it weren’t for Cindy. Cindy and karaoke night. I still get glimpses of Cindy’s wet eyes as she watched me struggle to breathe. It was a car crash that did me in. Cindy and I had beenContinue reading “Guardian”
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
Your Way Wednesday Prompt: I’ll sleep when I’m dead. I think my name was Hannah once. It’s weird because every now and then I get flickers of the human I once was. My world has changed dramatically since – FOOD. I freeze. My limbs are slow to respond, but the drive of getting more foodContinue reading “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead”
Bad Omens & Bowel Issues
Your Way Wednesday Prompt: A bank robber with crippling diarrhea. The plan was in place. Rob knew the bank inside and out, had a man on the inside, and was prepared for anything. Cops arrive on scene – he had an out. Someone got heroic – Quan knew just how to lay the idiot outContinue reading “Bad Omens & Bowel Issues”
SIX
Your Way Wednesday Prompt: “Are you flirting or starting a fight?”+ Make me a sandwich. The pair hopped out of the trashy, banged up Kia Spectra that Dale had hot-wired for them earlier that day into an ugly, foggy night. There was trash in the gutter and it felt like they were walking through aContinue reading “SIX”
Allie Marin 