strawberry moon: a flash fiction (christmas around the world 2023)

It was the scent of strawberries that stopped Mika in her tracks. “What smell? I don't smell anything.” Her partner sniffed, trudging through a pile of unshoveled snow on the edge of the sidewalk. He paused to clear the undersides of his boots with a whiff of purple magic. Turned to slush, the discarded snow …

it’s not a box!: how to use mbti in your writing

Hello, folksies, and Happy Valentine's Day! I didn't mean to put this post up for Valentine's Day, since that could be... misconstrued. But here we are. So I have to clarify that this post has nothing to do with using MBTI as a "compatibility tool" or in real-world relationships. Rather, I'm writing this post because …

as if you don’t already know me (get to know me tag, writer’s edition)

Happy Lunar New Year to you, folksies!! 2023 is finally in full swing. I've been having the... most uneventful winter holiday as far as I can remember, so I hope things have been more interesting on your corner of the planet. (Though I did do Crazy Writing Week for the first time ever this month, …

bears, bad turns, & other beastly things (know the novel pt. 3)

Hello folksies! This post is very late, but here I am squeezing in the final part of Christine Smith's Know the Novel linkup. I hope you have had a lovely December, and if you've been working on a WIP as I have, that you've made progress on it too! As for mine, I sadly didn't …

bandits, briars, & blue lilies (know the novel pt. 2)

Hellow again, folksies! It's that time of year again~ Now, even though I haven't done as much writing as I normally would this time of year (three guesses why), I'm still thankful for the progress I have made and the exciting twists and turns this story has taken me through. (It helps that I started …