Sunday, December 25, 2011

Story #47 - Jellybean

Hi everyone. Merry Christmas! I hope you are all enjoying the holidays. This week's story has to do with spreading a little holiday cheer. Enjoy!

Title: Jellybean
Warnings: none
Summary: Eloise is unhappy, and Tina wants to fix that.
Length: ~ 2,500 words
Notes: Third person point of view, past tense. Genre is "other."

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Story #46 - Fall From Grace

Hello everyone! This week's story is an idea I've been toying with for a while. I wanted to write a story about angels, but in a fictional way that doesn't necessarily represent any religious beliefs. Eventually, I decided to try my own spin on the story of the devil's fall from heaven, like in Paradise Lost. It involves an angel choosing between the doomed Lucifer (the devil) or God. I do not mean to offend any religious groups. This is simply a fictional story based on a certain belief, because I doubt my version is exactly what happened. ;) Enjoy!

Title: Fall From Grace
Warnings: the devil as an angel... pretty modern talk between angels ;)
Summary: An angel must choose between his charismatic, rebellious friend Lucifer or God.
Length: ~ 1,700 words
Notes: First person point of view, present tense. This story could be viewed as historical fiction, but because the subject matter is religious, I'm going to say the genre is mythology.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Story #45 - Redemption

Hello everyone! As you can tell by the title, this week's story is essentially about redemption. I've always found redemption to be one of the most pure and beautiful concepts in the world, and I've always wanted to write a story about it. I don't think religion is always necessary for redemption, but in this case, it plays a role in the story. Also, this story doesn't reflect my views on capital punishment or religion or anything like that. I hope you enjoy it! :)

Title: Redemption (suggestions welcome)
Warnings: character death, discussion of murder, violence, and gang life, death row, improper grammar
Summary: Artie has one more day to live, and a lot of things to think about.
Length: ~ 3,600 words
Notes: First person point of view, present tense. I'm going to say the genre is "crime," although there are definitely other aspects, like tragedy, angst, and spiritual.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Story #44 - A Funny Little Thing Called Life

Hi everyone! This week's story was inspired by a picture I saw as I was surfing the Internet the other day. I've included it at the end of the story. Happy reading, and as always, thank you for the comments! :)

Title: A Funny Little Thing Called Life (suggestions welcome)
Warnings: slightly angsty
Summary: Nancy and her husband Wynn go to a high school reunion, and things don't turn out well.
Length: ~ 1,400 words
Notes: Third person point of view, present tense. I'm not really sure what the genre is, so I'll go with drama.