I have some exciting content coming out this week, but thought it best to start with some horror for Halloween! I love horror but have a hard time writing it. I hope you enjoy!
Based on the dialogue prompt: "I wouldn't open that door if I were you."
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Jania thinks she may have miscalculated.
The cabin lists to one side, away from the treeline that is a good deal closer than she remembers it being in her childhood, and t...
2020-10-08 20:53:27 +0000 UTC
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Based on this prompt by writing-prompt-s (X):
You’re an immortal 30-year-old-looking serial killer who was sentenced to 1,000 years in prison. After 100 years people started asking questions, but now it’s been 400 years and you’re starting to outlast the prison itself.
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“Why do you stay?” your new cellmate asks. They’re younger than you despite the wrinkles carving into their skin. They watch you s...
2020-08-19 21:54:56 +0000 UTC
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...okay so if you've been around for a little you know how this goes. I get super invested in a story and it grows and grows and grows. I don't want to post so much all at once because editing takes a while so I thought I'd split it up into just oooone more part!
Part 3 will be up Saturday and Madame Science will be moved to Sunday for ease :) Thanks for reading!
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There is an edge to the way Sophia and her siblings love. Antonia t...
2020-06-12 22:14:23 +0000 UTC
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Dun dun dun! Another two parter! The second part will be posted Friday and Madame Science will still be posted on Saturday as scheduled!
I got super inspired by the idea of soulmates dying when one partner passes and this is the result. I hope you all enjoy! Thanks for reading!
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Gigadark dies on a Saturday, struck down over the Atlantic while in pursuit of the Supervillain known as Leviathan. His summoned cloud...
2020-06-11 03:04:17 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 9
“--reservations. Can’t wait to see you. Sorry about--well. Sorry. See you tonight.”
I roll over in bed, eyes closed, and listen to Scott’s voicemail end. That’s the only question I’ve gotten an answer to today. I’ve got a date tonight.
I blink and nearly jump to see Momento looming over my face. His upgrades didn’t make him as big as Goliath, but he’s probably about the length of my forearm and nearly as tall. His mout...
2020-06-07 00:00:02 +0000 UTC
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For this month's first short story I decided to bring back Dyta the wind-speaker! For those of you not familiar with her, I recommend you read my first short story on her here:
https://caffeinewitchcraft.tumblr.com/post/181827262829/writing-prompt-s-you-are-the-winds-interpreter
Or in the attached file below! ...
2020-06-02 01:42:52 +0000 UTC
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The posting schedule for next month! I am super psyched for tomorrow's short story and hope everyone is having a great evening!
2020-06-01 03:59:51 +0000 UTC
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Finding a way to write through the current times has been more than a little difficult. I think everyone has been struggling in different ways, trying to find a new normal or some sort of function interim until a new normal can be established. I'm extremely grateful for the continued support during these times. I can't thank you all enough.
Really, thank you :)
With that being said, please enjoy Chapter Eight of Madame Science! It's still the rough draft and ...
2020-06-01 02:23:36 +0000 UTC
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Literally one of my favorite chapters to write. I think I'm a bigger fan of action sequences than I thought! A lot of the internal monologue she has goes away in Draft two so I'm excited to show you a bit more honesty from Christine here.
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Chapter 7: A reasonable amount of lethal force, your honor.
How do these kinds of villains even get out of custody? It’s got to be bribes. There’s no way a subpar villain like Gear gets out ...
2020-04-01 01:00:01 +0000 UTC
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I actually debated about posting this chapter as is...the tone changed a LOT from draft one to draft two! Thanks for reading :)
Momento wakes me up at 4am, headlamp eyes shining right into my face, absolutely losing his tiny robotic mind. He doesn’t have good enough speakers for really good barks, but what he lacks in volume he makes up for in pitch. Ouch.
“Why?!” I flail out from under my blankets, accidentally toppling him off my chest. How di...
2020-03-31 05:23:12 +0000 UTC
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And here‘s the final part! I had a lot of fun writing this though it was hard to decide how it would need. I actually ended up writing three separate endings—if you all are interested in what could have been, let me know! This ended up being the longest part by far since I didn’t want to keep adding on lol. Hope you enjoy reading!
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You get a headache on the way home, but you can’t tell if it’s from your antlers straining against your skull or from the tangled...
2020-02-17 03:25:28 +0000 UTC
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Okay, I'm having one of those weeks where NOTHING I WRITE FEELS GOOD ENOUGH for this page. I really appreciate everyone who supports me on here. It means so much to me to know people are interested in my stories, especially on weeks like this.
I've finished up both Not the Hero and (an oldie) Twin Switch which I'm probably over-editing and will be posting this weekend. But while I'm editing, please enjoy more of Madame Science's first draft!
Thank you a...
2020-02-15 01:23:48 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys! This is a fun little warm up I did while trying to work out the fight scene in my "not the Hero" story which I finally finished and will post late tonight after class!
It's based off of a tweet I made years ago in which a witch decides she'd make a better Chosen One than the kid the prophecy points to.
Hope you enjoy!
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“I’ve gathered you here today,” the King says, “to give you an important mission...
2020-01-29 23:34:43 +0000 UTC
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This is about the point when I really started getting into Christine's voice. I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 4: In Which Crime is Committed by “Accident”
I do end up catching a couple hours of sleep when I get back to my apartment. Momento and the others are still searching when I come in and I can’t quite kick up the motivation to keep working on possible bionanite designs. Instead, I grab a glass of water, strip off my sweater, and climb directly into bed. H...
2020-01-29 01:21:21 +0000 UTC
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Here's chapter 3 of Madame Science (the revenge of the first draft!)
I wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat.
Here’s how I know that I have super powers—I wake up in the middle of the night and know exactly how to make the bionanites that ate through the field. Or, at the very least, something similar.
I swing myself out of my bed, stagger to the living room and pick up the file again. Bionanites are the only explanation ...
2020-01-29 01:18:18 +0000 UTC
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OKAY I know I keep adding more parts but that's because this, as usual, has gotten out of hand! I really love Finn and keep going back to add little bits of his past and thoughts. FOR SURE there's only going to be four parts though.
Still, thank you all for your wonderful comments! Your interest in this character has made it so fun to explore him and what's going to happen next :)
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“Right,” Genevie...
2019-12-31 02:44:21 +0000 UTC
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Merry Happy Holidays everybody! My beta reader said I needed a LOT more explanation, so I've extended this by one part (third part posting the 27th) . The last part is all action so I'm excited to get that past the editing gauntlet and to you all!
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When the world starts to stabilize, you know exactly where Cam’s bringing you--his room. You can see flashes of the horror movie posters he keeps on the wall and he’s had the same band pos...
2019-12-26 03:32:34 +0000 UTC
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Prompt: A story told from the POV of someone who’s not part of the hero’s journey. No, their role is much worse. They’re the hero’s tragic backstory and they realize it a week before their death.
(part two coming to you Christmas Day!)
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You think there might be something seriously wrong with Cam. You’re not watching him, okay? You’re trying to keep your distance from the kid because of that who...
2019-12-24 09:34:26 +0000 UTC
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Okay so....remember that I was adding a bigger climax? It's here! And it's longer! I think I'll end up going back and smoothing out a bit of the end--tension is so hard! But i'm really happy with how this came out. I hope you enjoy the final part to The Little Mermaid and the Sea Witch!
Ursula is...distinctive. Her people pride themselves on the way their magic changes them, turns their skin different colors, their hair, their eyes. She’s one of the most powerful...
2019-11-14 08:29:58 +0000 UTC
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Sooo...this is out of hand and I've decided to add a GIANT climax to this. I'm going to try and get it up tonight, but here's part 2! Sorry for getting Triton's name wrong...I think I called him Trident in the first piece!
Enjoy!
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Triton, that stupid fuck, actually moves to curse his own daughter. He comes to Ursula’s dwelling late into the evening, seething, carrying the necessary ingredients for the spell he ...
2019-11-13 05:47:09 +0000 UTC
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This is part of my LGBT reimaginings! Basically where I loved Ursula's song in the Little Mermaid and wondered what it would have been like if Ariel loved it too. Keep in mind that this operates off the assumption that all parties are of age!
The end is coming, but I found some things I wanted to fix, so look for that tomorrow with Chap 3 of Madame Science!
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“I love you,” Ariel says without looking up from the sea...
2019-11-12 08:10:52 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! This is a short story I wrote today. I had a hard time slapping an end on it, but I wanted to get it out tonight. I'm so tired :D
Based on this prompt:
https://writing-challenges-and-prompts.tumblr.com/post/188744275523/writing-prompt-dialogue
“We both collect, [--].”
“What is g...
2019-11-02 07:27:35 +0000 UTC
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The Glendale mall isn’t busy, but the cool, stone floors and walls amplify the slightest bit of noise. I feel bombarded by sensory input—the heavy perfume drifting from the dark clothing shop to my left, the high-pitched chatter of people clustered around the coffee kiosk, and the strobing lights from a car display up ahead swelling around me. It’s Tuesday morning and I’d thought it’d be less overwhelming to come here without the weekend crowds. I was wrong. Someh...
2019-10-31 02:33:44 +0000 UTC
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This is this week's flash fiction! It was a warm up I got attached to and cleaned up a little. It's inspired by the idea that "love" fixes everything and how awful that is lol.
Hope you enjoy!
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“Please,” Rowan says. He’s crouched at her bedside, hands white-knuckled around the rails. It’s as dark as a hospital room can get, which means she can see every detail of his face as he says again, “Please, ...
2019-10-29 05:42:16 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! I'm sorry I've been gone for so long. That was totally unfair of me and I've worked up a collection of stories so that doesn't happen again, at least until January. I've started school again and that took way more of my time than I thought.
To thank so many of you for sticking with me, I've decided to make Madame Science, the book based on this 2019-10-27 05:48:38 +0000 UTC
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The Andersons were the third set of Andersons to live at 235 Springfield Street. They were exactly like the Andserons before them with strong family morals and a tendency to buy okay cars. Not great cars. Just okay cars. Mr. Anderson thought about buying something a little nicer when he got a pay raise, but didn’t. The previous Andersons always had a Honda in the driveway, nothing more, nothing less, so that’s what Mr. Anderson bought.
It was very important that they we...
2019-06-28 05:17:45 +0000 UTC
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From this prompt! https://writing-prompt-s.tumblr.com/post/185453041909/its-that-typical-story-all-over-again-you-are-a
It’s that typical story all over again: you are a princess. You get kidnapped, some random guy saves you, and then your father gets you married to him. No. Not t...
2019-06-12 05:25:16 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday! I'm in the process of moving so I'm really sorry I didn't post last week--I'll be posting the third part of Twin Switch tomorrow and, hopefully, a Madame Science teaser on Sunday to get back in the groove of things!
Today's flash fiction is inspired by a prompt from writing-prompt-s on tumblr! It reads:
You have succeeded in ending a huge war. However, you did it in such a violent way that your best friend now wants nothing t...
2019-05-04 01:24:27 +0000 UTC
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*Author’s note*
I just want to take a mom
2019-04-01 00:50:54 +0000 UTC
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“You’ve got no idea what it’s like to be lonely,” the immortal in the backseat says. He’s already broken out of his cuffs, but that’s as far as he’s gotten. The crosses engraved on the windows and in the metal around him prevent him from using his strength to punch out of the car. “Not truly lonely.”
You don’t look back, focusing on the road. Your partner is dead next to you, throat torn out and head gently thunking against the window e...
2019-03-27 06:05:27 +0000 UTC
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