Story #52 - Memories

Well, everybody, this is the end. I can't believe it's been a year since I started this blog, and I can't believe I managed to write fifty-two stories. Soon after this last story, I'm planning to post some stats (the total word count of all my stories, for example) and then a list of the stories I am most proud of. And my next big project is to write a novel! It's for my Senior Project in order to graduate. In the coming weeks, I might post excerpts of my novel. And, of course, when I'm less busy, I will work on editing these stories.

I would like to thank each and every person who read one or more of my stories, and especially the people who commented. I loved hearing what you liked and didn't like, and your comments helped give me the energy to continue writing. I dedicate this last story to all of you. Enjoy! :)

Title: Memories
Warnings: mild, not graphic or violent crime
Summary: Amnesia, conflicting memories, and plenty of mystery.
Length: ~4,450 words
Notes: First person point of view, present tense. Genre is psychological thriller.

Story #51 - The Napkin Story

Hey everybody! Wow, there's only one story left. Anyway, this week's story goes back a long way. Months ago, I was brainstorming on what story to write that week and my dad suggested that I write a story from the point of view of a napkin. Initially, I dismissed the idea, but it grew on me, and now I've decided to give it a try. I'd love to know what you thought! :)

Title: The Napkin Story
Warnings: none
Summary: A napkin learns a few things about life, security, and what it means to be a napkin.
Length: ~1,650 words
Notes: First person point of view, present tense. Genre is other.

Story #50 - Good Morning, Mr. President

Hello everyone! Wow, I can't believe I made it to fifty stories. Only two more to go, and I'll have fulfilled my challenge! That's pretty exciting. This week's story is a light, humorous sci-fi story. I hope you enjoy it!

Title: Good Morning, Mr. President
Warnings: mild bad language
Summary: Nineteen-year-old college student Kyle Turnpike and the President of the United States have much more in common than they thought.
Length: ~3,300 words
Notes: First person point of view, present tense. Genre is primarily sci-fi and humor. Also, a brief disclaimer:  I know next to nothing about how the White House works, so please excuse any plot holes.

Story #49 - Infinite Universes

Hi everyone! This week's story is about the different things a meeting of two people could result in, depending on the circumstances. It goes over different alternate/parallel universes, but not exactly in a sci-fi way. I hope you enjoy it! :)

Title: Infinite Universes
Warnings: none
Summary: A man and a woman and a stalled elevator. Five universes.
Length: ~2,000 words
Notes: Primarily first person point of view, but with large sections of third person/omniscient. Tense is present. Genre includes romance and a bit of sci-fi. I'm going to go with "general".

Story #48 - The Cure For Cancer

Hello everyone. Happy New Year! I can't believe it's 2012. This week's story is a bit complicated. I don't know much about Japan or medicine, so I apologize if I got anything wrong. I hope you enjoy it!

Title: The Cure For Cancer (suggestions welcome)
Warnings: threats, slightly gory/sinister research, death, prisoner/hostage situation
Summary: Finding the cure for cancer has never been this complicated.
Length: ~5,000 words
Notes: First person point of view, tense changes between past and present. Genre includes a bit of sci-fi, crime, angst, and other things. I'm going to say it's medicine, because it's about the cure for cancer.

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."

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.

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.

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.

Story #43 - Five Times Larry Got New Shoes (And One Time He Didn't)

Hello everyone! This week's story is what in fanfiction is called a "five things 'fic." Basically, it involves five different events occurring, usually with a central theme and focused on around one character. It often has an added "sixth" thing that is somehow different from the other five. I've always wanted to try one, so I figured I could give it a shot on my blog. I hope you enjoy it!  

Title: Five Times Larry Got New Shoes (And One Time He Didn't)
Warnings: eventual character death, mention of alcoholism
Summary: Self-explanatory. Larry gets five new pairs of shoes, and one pair that wasn't for him.
Length: ~ 2,500 words
Notes: Third person point of view, past tense. Genre is a five things story.

Story #42 - A Rose is a Rose is a Rose

Hello everyone! This week brings us to Story #42 - meaning I only have ten more stories left before I've written a year's worth of stories!! Wow! I want to thank you all for sticking with me this whole time. Oh, and this is also my 50th post. Pretty exciting! This week we have another love story, but a more traditional one. Pay attention to a callback to my very first story. :) Enjoy!

Title: A Rose is a Rose is a Rose (taken from Gertrude Stein's poem Sacred Emily, which I do not own)
Warnings: none
Summary: Jack thinks he's found The One, and he goes to buy her flowers.
Length: ~ 2,400 words
Notes: Third person point of view, past tense. Genre is romance.

Story #41 - Reason #1673985

Hi everybody! This week's story is a light-hearted sci-fi one about a robot who falls in love. It was inspired by an episode of the TV show How I Met Your Mother that included these lines: "The robot found love/Confusing my circuitry/My software's been hacked."

 

I hope you enjoy this story!

Title: Reason #1673985

Warnings: robots with feelings, a lot of numbers

Summary:  CleanBot #33422 has been malfunctioning lately and he's not sure why.

Length: ~1,800 words
Notes: Third person point of view, past tense. Genre is sci-fi and romance and probably a little parody.

Story #40 - Live a Little

Hey everyone!! Wow, Story #40!! I've only got twelve left and then I'll have written a full year's worth of stories! I can hardly believe it. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this story!

Title: Live a Little (suggestions welcome)

Warnings: lightly implied sexual content

Summary:  A comment from Theresa's mom makes Theresa worry that she isn't having enough fun.

Length: ~2,400 words
Notes: First person point of view, present tense. I'm not sure what the genre is.

Story #39 - Uncle Edgar’s Burial (and How it Went Wrong)

This week, for Halloween, I wrote a silly story about zombies. ;) I hope you enjoy!!

Title: Uncle Edgar's Burial (and How it Went Wrong)
Warnings: zombies

Summary:  Uncle Edgar's burial goes drastically wrong.

Length: ~1,900 words
Notes: Third person point of view, past tense. Genre is closest to parody, probably.

Story #38 - Breaking It Off

Hi everyone! This week's story deals with a heavy topic - an abusive relationship. It's all in the past, and nothing is too graphic, but I just thought I'd warn you. It's more about acceptance than anything else. I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Title: Breaking It Off
Warnings: past abusive relationship, some language
Summary:  Julia needs to see Sean one more time to know that she made the right choice.
Length: ~1,600 words
Notes: Third person point of view, present tense. Genre is closest to drama.

Story #37 - The SAT: > or < Friendship?

Hi! This week's story is a friendship drama about the SAT. I hope you enjoy it! :)

Title: SAT: > or < Friendship?
Warnings: a few swear words, questionable morals
Summary:  Cass has to do well on the SAT.
Length: ~2,800 words
Notes: Third person point of view, present tense. Genre is drama.

Story #36 - Coffee

Hi everyone! For this week's story, I wrote about an age-group I haven't really tackled before - middle-aged! ;) As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts, especially on how I did with this new perspective.

Title: Coffee (suggestions welcomed)
Warnings: none
Summary:  A middle-aged divorcee looking for romance.
Length: ~2,600 words
Notes: Third person point of view, past tense. Genre is... drama, I guess.

Story #35 - Gift-Giving

Hi everyone! This week's story jumps back and forth in time, but it should be pretty easy to follow. It's a relatively fluffy, "feel-good" type of thing. I hope you enjoy it! :)

Title: Gift-Giving
Warnings: none
Summary:  Two gifts for two different yet similar occasions.
Length: ~1,800 words
Notes: Third person point of view, past tense. Genre is probably closest to romance.

Story #34 - Of Knights, Dragons, and Maidens

Hello everyone! This week's story was inspired by the thought that I haven't done fantasy in a while, and never classic fantasy like the knights fighting a dragon to save a maiden kind of thing. That led into a good-natured parodying of that genre. ;) I hope you enjoy!

Title: Of Knights, Dragons, and Maidens
Warnings: none really, just parody, some silliness
Summary:  The medieval world from a Dragon's point of view.
Length: ~2,000 words
Notes: Third person point of view, past tense. Genre is fantasy and parody.

Story #33 - Untitled

Hi! So for this week's story, I decided to challenge myself to write a story in "drabbles" - short pieces of writing that are exactly 100 words. Also, the way it turned out (I noticed this halfway through and then continued it deliberately) is that one drabble has dialogue in it, and the next doesn't. They alternate. Anyways... it was interesting to cut each section down to 100 words. I had to be more concise than I normally am. I hope you enjoy the story! :)

Title: Untitled (suggestions welcomed)
Warnings: one swear word, cancer
Summary:  Karen's mom is diagnosed with breast cancer.
Length: 1,700 words
Notes: Third person point of view, present tense. Genre is... I'm going to go with "family".