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Day 31: Siren Tide

On March 24, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, To Those Who Seek SirensLeave a comment

Lonan braced his hands on both sides of the nearest hollow, staring into it with all his determination. Porous rock stabbed his palms. The blackness ahead shimmered with sound. Garbled nothing-lyrics vibrated below his ear and jaw. All around him, Lonan was surrounded by the rushing Ream.

The Fairy Door

On March 20, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, MicropromptsLeave 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...

Inking Game: The Starless Sea

On January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Inking Game1 Comment

So here's an idea Rook and I came up sometime last year while crafting japes at the expense of overdramatic abstractions in Tahereh Mafi's "Shatter Me." Why not make questionable or out-of-context descriptions into drinks?

Short Film Showcase

On October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Uncategorized4 Comments

Its time for another short film showcase, this time honoring a few films I found on a "cute animals" binge gone terribly awry.

The Fire Eats

On October 24, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn poetry2 Comments

The fire bursts awake in the trees. It begins by eating the green from each leaf.

Quincy

On October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn poetry3 Comments

Valley wind strings birthday graves along the roadside, impossible to tell from the litter and waste.

Pasta Primavera

On September 14, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

"What do we need from the store? I already have 'measuring cups' written down."

Three Different Kinds

On August 27, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"

Rearview

On August 25, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction3 Comments

Sadie owned the most remarkable pair of green eyes Iván had ever itched to paint.

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“Cloonacauneen Castle” by Sean MacEntee is licensed under CC BY 2.0 

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