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The Fairy Door

On March 20, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, Microprompts, WritingLeave a comment

Every day before breakfast, Mariela crept out to see the fairy’s maze. She took her mother’s old mirror from the top of its mahogany dresser, blowing off the scraps of crumbling wallpaper, and swiped a scone from the cook’s first batch of the day.

7 Microprompts for Fairy Tales

On March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Microprompts, WritingLeave a comment

She took her mother’s old mirror from the top of its mahogany dresser, blowing off the scraps of crumbling wallpaper, and swiped a scone from the cook’s first batch of the day. The cook followed her with a lazy swipe of her flowery handtowel, but after three years had finally given up on scolding her...

Writer Confessions 9

On March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Writer Confessions, Writing2 Comments

Reading is good for you. It's good for learning empathy and it's good for honing your writing skills. Find time to read during the day the same way you find time to write: a paragraph at a time, in between tasks, in pieces and sometimes in the sly.

Day 18: Swordswoman’s Son

On January 16, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fantasy, Lost and Found, WritingLeave a comment

In the pale wash of the cracked window, his clipped hair shone almost white. He’d changed since he and Lonan had been bathed together and scolded together—he was built like a swordswoman’s son now. His mother’s spitting image.

Day 2: Fireside

On November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Fantasy, Lost and Found, Writing2 Comments

Shay crouched down next to the small fire, mesmerized by feeding wood inside and watching it be eaten at. He showed no sign of moving.

“The dark arts better be worried, oh boy!”

On October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Writing4 Comments

Halloween is on its way, and let me tell you: there is nothing spookier than the AI-generated chapter of Harry Potter.

Writer Confessions 8

On October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Writer Confessions, Writing10 Comments

I admitted to the leader of a prose-writing workshop my worst fear was being misunderstood. He misunderstood what I meant.

Salty Writers’ Social

On September 22, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Writing5 Comments

It's anonymous, it's cathartic, and on paper it's fairly humorous. Give it a try! Be salty before you're angry.

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