Include the following in your story: funeral, condemn, distribution, button, sink, tax, art, jealousy, brain, lover. If I could change the past you wouldn’t have been taken by weakness or by illness of age. Your funeral wouldn’t have occurred. Life would still hug your breath and you’d be enjoying the art of creation with us.Continue reading “Writing Prompt: History Rewritten”
Author Archives: Nikki
Don’t Breathe the Green Gas
What is written below is a creative, fiction story. It came from a nightmare, so read at your own risk. I never believed things could change in the blink of an eye. You’re always warned about it, but no one believes it. Well, the whole world changed and yet I can’t feel a thing. EverythingContinue reading “Don’t Breathe the Green Gas”
Gotta Love Nostalgia
Everyone has that one thing or perhaps multiple things that bring up a strong sense of nostalgia. Whether its a family memory, an old show, a game, old job, etc. etc. etc. I love the feeling of nostalgia. It gives you a sense of roots and personal history. However, its definitely not something that canContinue reading “Gotta Love Nostalgia”
A Million Dreams…
How many of you are The Greatest Showman fans? I certainly loved that movie when I first saw it and I think the soundtrack for it is fantastic! My favorite song in that soundtrack is A Million Dreams. If you’re not familiar with it, go watch the movie, but to simplify it, the main characterContinue reading “A Million Dreams…”
Writing Prompt: Getting Away with Murder
Use the following words: Snow Queen, windmill, tunnel, childhood, endanger, cypress, wine, horseback, temperature, imperial. There isn’t enough wine in the world for this. I’m standing under the cypress tree, bearing witness as my childhood nemesis is carried away in a body bag. Little miss perfect never knew how to shut up. She always braggedContinue reading “Writing Prompt: Getting Away with Murder”
I Gotta Tell You about Saturn!
Lately, I’ve been working on a sci/fi story and it’s set in our Solar System years into the future. Well, I’m having to do a lot of research about space to write this novel and I wanted to share some of the things I’ve learned. Some things in the novel I’m going probably going toContinue reading “I Gotta Tell You about Saturn!”
Writing Prompt: New Invention
What’s something you would like to see invented that would make your life easier? To all you writers, tinkers, and theorists out there: have you ever had a moment where you had the perfect phrasing for a story, essay, or any other project of yours and yet you couldn’t get that phrasing down because youContinue reading “Writing Prompt: New Invention”
What Do You See in a Storm?
A couple weeks ago, I had the honor of watching a storm on the horizon while I drove to work. It was dark enough that morning that I didn’t even realize it was a storm until lightning flashed through the clouds. Now, I LOVE storms. I love the pouring rain, the ground-quaking thunder, the darkContinue reading “What Do You See in a Storm?”
Nothing Scarier…
All through childhood and even today, one of my favorite sayings is that “nothing is scarier than a blank piece of paper.” Now, I should probably add on “for a writer” at the beginning or end of it because let’s be real, there are some incredibly scary things out there (like ticks…and other bugs). So,Continue reading “Nothing Scarier…”
Finch Among Starlings
Do you ever feel out of place? Like you don’t belong in a crowd of people? Or a group of friends? Or even your own family? Be assured that you’re not the only one. I’m an introvert. I’m the quiet one, the one who won’t speak up unless you talk to me first. Kinda likeContinue reading “Finch Among Starlings”
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